Android development technology stack
Technology stack is critical to the product success. At Steelkiwi, we carefully choose technologies for each project to meet our clients' highest expectations and business needs. Here are the technologies we use for mobile development.
Technology stack
Kotlin
Fresh and promising tool when innovation matters
- compatible with Java – Kotlin is a drop-in replacement; you can use Kotlin with popular Java libraries and tools.
- secure – Kotlin has wonderful safety features in terms of nullability and immutability, which aligns with our goal to make Android apps healthy and performant by default.
- terse yet powerful – Kotlin's creators managed to bypass the weak points of Java, making Kotlin code incredibly terse yet powerful.
Java
A well-known solution for enterprise use
- reliable – Java has been one of the most popular and reliable programming languages for years.
- stable – Java is one of the most stable platforms, making it incredibly popular for enterprise use.
- object-oriented – Java allows you to create modular projects whose source code can be reused.
Platforms we deliver
Phones
Tablets
Wear
TV
Core tools we use
Android SDK
- Android support library
Version Control
- Git
Build System
- Gradle
ReactiveX
- RxAndroid
- RxBinding
- RxJava
- RxKotlin
REST
- Retrofit
- OkHttp
- Gson
Architecture
- MVP
- MVVM
Data Binding
- Data Binding
Databases/Storages
- Realm-database
- Hawk - key-value storage
Google services
- Maps
- Places
- Location
Social networks
- Google Plus
WebSockets
- WebSockets
NDK
- NDK
Push notifications
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Google Cloud Messaging
Analytics
- Firebase analytics
Crash reporting
- Crashlytics
EventBus
- EventBus
Animations
- Property animation system
Image loaders
- Picasso
- Glide
Fonts
- Calligraphy
Continuous Integration tools
- Jenkins
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Armed with years of experience developing web and mobile solutions, we consult our clients on which technology stacks can positively impact their businesses.
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