It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first commercial Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September 2008. Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance and commercially sponsored by Google. GNU GPL v2 for the Linux kernel modificationsĪndroid is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.Apache License 2.0 for userspace software.It was always horizontally scrolling when I did not mean for it to do that. The Apple Magic Mouse I just never could get used to when I had it at one job. I generally use a gaming mouse as it is more comfortable in my hand. I use same keyboard - Microsoft Natural 4000 - for Mac and PC work. I used to use XtraFinder to get around those limitations but it was not being updated to new Mac security way of things. Finder just seems to be limited in a number of ways. File Explorer is better on Windows than Finder on the Mac. I like iTerm and Console 2 is very similar on a PC. I use Slack, Android Studio, Chrome, Console2 or iTerm2, Choclatey or Home Brew, Git, Gradle, Finder or File Explorer. Once the boxes are configured there really is not much difference. iOS dev also has Android Studio on his MacBook. I can compile and build the iOS app though which is handy to verify we are in sync and to steal strings, business logic, etc as needed.

I was doing iOS and Android work but current gig I only write Android which makes life much easier. For my personal dev - no because I have been on Windows for a long time and so is the rest of the house.įor work - all my Android jobs they have provided a MacBook.

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