Instant Android Apps
Instant Android Apps
Jasonette makes it supremely easy to build simple and advanced Android apps with a minimum of coding.
For someone who doesn't write code for a living, creating even the simplest Android app can be a daunting proposition. However, for those of us with modest coding skills, there is Jasonette [1]. This ingenious solution makes it possible to create a full-featured Android app using a single JSON file that defines the app's basic structure and behavior. A generic Jasonette Android app pulls this JSON file and renders it as native Android components.
Creating a Jasonette-based app still requires some basic coding skills, but writing a JSON file is significantly easier than writing Java or Kotlin code. Also, building the Jasonette app in the Android Studio IDE requires only a few simple steps. Better still, because the JSON file controls the app's appearance and behavior, you can easily update and improve it by editing the JSON code instead of rebuilding the entire app.
Preparatory Work
Before you start, you need to do some preparatory work. First, download and install Android Studio [2] on your machine. If you happen to use openSUSE, installing Android Studio is a matter of running the following commands:
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