Chinese OS and software ecosystem

daifo

Major
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Anyone know what programming language will apps for Harmony OS Next need to be written in? Currently native Android apps are written in Java and iOS apps are written in Objective C or Swift.

New Chinese programming language Cangjie and (Ark) Typescript.

I think I have seen someone working on Flutter/Dart to be able to crossbuild to Harmony OS. Probably React Native will follow as well.
 
New Chinese programming language Cangjie and (Ark) Typescript.

I think I have seen someone working on Flutter/Dart to be able to crossbuild to Harmony OS. Probably React Native will follow as well.
TypeScript and not JavaScript?? As in the runtime would interpret TypeScript directly without transpiling into JavaScript?
 

LuzinskiJ

Junior Member
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I don't know the details but It is possible. Android only used the Java syntax but ran on a "Android Runtime." Huawei is adopting the Typescript syntax but not the Javascript Runtime engine.
But doesn't that exclude Javascript libraries from being used? And is that the intention?
 

sndef888

Captain
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Haven't been keeping up with OS news for a while

i just found out HarmonyOS next version is not going to support android apps

What's the future in terms of its use? Are other smartphone vendors going to offer harmonyos phones as well?
Seems like a tall hill to climb if it's going to be a closed system only used by Huawei. Will developers really support it?
 

dingyibvs

Junior Member
Haven't been keeping up with OS news for a while

i just found out HarmonyOS next version is not going to support android apps

What's the future in terms of its use? Are other smartphone vendors going to offer harmonyos phones as well?
Seems like a tall hill to climb if it's going to be a closed system only used by Huawei. Will developers really support it?
As the number one phone manufacturer in the largest market in the world, plus a host of other smart devices, I think they have the mass. I don't think HarmonyOS is designed to be used for other companies' phones. I think HW is aiming for a more Apple like strategy than Android.
 
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