[reply] about the fact that I chose the wrong technology at the wrong time

Preface

The resumption came a little suddenly , Originated from chat records in a group ：

yechaoa： I took too many detours

Cutie 1： It's easier to talk than to talk

Cutie 2： It's easier to talk than to talk

…

Cutie n： Xiao caibi tells your story

yechaoa： Let me recall …

I thought it could be explained clearly in a few words , little does one think 200 Words can't stop the car , Then let's talk about water .

Just remember , I hope the latecomers will extend their best regards ！

background

Time to go back to 2018 Late in the year , Due to its strong ability （ Work is not saturated ）, Start exploring new technological directions .

At that time Android Outside , Front end and applet are also involved , Because the main attack Android, Of course, follow closely Google In the footsteps of .

therefore , At that time, there were two choices in front of me ：

1. Flutter
2. Kotlin

Why choose Flutter

In fact, there is no complicated entanglement and hesitation , Almost soon decided to start research Flutter.

Of course, there are also some factors that dominate me , About the following aspects ：

1. Kotlin I am here 2017 I came into contact with a little late in the year （Anko I don't know how many people remember ）, At the time Google Nor did it launch 「kotlin first」;
2. and Flutter Although still beta edition , But many people still have expectations for it , add Google Recite , Always feel that the future can be expected ;
3. There is also my understanding of new technology at that time ：
   1. Kotlin In fact, it has been supported earlier Android Developed , Just no promotion , In my opinion, it is not 「 new 」 Technology ;
   2. however Flutter Dissimilarity , It is a new cross end technology solution ;
   3. Because I am the first developer of small programs （2016 Internal measurement ）, And output a series of simple articles , And the amount of reading is not bad .
   4. Plus, based on the time node at that time , Some we media are pushing 「 Early dividend 」, Plus the illusion that the applet gave me , Based on the cognition at that time , I chose Flutter.

choice Flutter after

1. At that time, there were almost no learning materials from the three parties , In addition to the official documents, it is the source code , I stepped on a lot of pits ;
2. Also output a series of simple articles , The amount of reading is also ok ;
3. A publishing house contacted me to publish a book , There are also bytes 、 Ali and other big men threw olive branches ;
4. later , stay Flutter After nearly a year of falling and climbing in the field , I turned again Kotlin, Because I changed my job once , However, no company in the market is using Flutter.

What did I do wrong

1. Unclear Google Right then Flutter Future planning , And commercial importance , Start to sulk ;
2. Domestic and even global developers are right Flutter View of the , I don't really know ;
3. Overestimate Google Yes Flutter The extent of promotion , Or overestimate your acceptance ;
4. It also underestimates wechat's determination to build an ecosystem of small programs , Created an illusion ;
5. My future plan is not clear enough .

What did I gain

1. I have mastered a new skill ;
2. Broaden your horizons , Different technologies have different ideas ;
3. Flutter State management concept , This is relatively novel , At the time ViewModel It hasn't come out yet .

Flutter present situation

stay JetBrains2021 In the annual report of ,Flutter The proportion in the cross end field has been Top 1 了 , It seems to be a bright new star .

But it's over 3 Years. , I chose at the wrong time Flutter, So that nothing can be achieved now …

Then someone asked me how to treat Compose when , Hope to find the answer from now on …

My thinking

1. I accept the cognitive level at that time , But it is also true that the research work has not been done well ;
2. Stop loss in time , When you find that the popularity of a technology is not high , Or the acceptance is not enough , Or it will be eliminated ;
3. There is no continuous deep ploughing in one field , Even if you are a pioneer , But no one will remember you ;
4. Learning technology , Be sure to choose those closely related to your current job , Can bring benefits to the work , It must be the highest priority , Beyond work , Stop at understanding ;
5. Choice is greater than effort , Technology is like this , The same is true of career change , It's all the same .

Last

If you have similar experience , Or better advice , Welcome to the comments area to add , Let the world be full of love ~