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J2ObjC vs RubyMotion: What are the differences?

What is J2ObjC? Java to iOS Objective-C translation tool and runtime used by Google Inbox to share 70% of its code across Android, iOS, and Web. J2ObjC is an open-source command-line tool from Google that translates Java code to Objective-C for the iOS (iPhone/iPad) platform. This tool enables Java code to be part of an iOS application's build, as no editing of the generated files is necessary. The goal is to write an app's non-UI code (such as data access, or application logic) in Java, which is then shared by web apps (using GWT), Android apps, and iOS apps.

What is RubyMotion? Write cross-platform native apps in Ruby. RubyMotion lets you quickly develop cross-platform native apps for iOS, Android and OS X, all using your favorite editor and the awesome Ruby language you know and love.

J2ObjC and RubyMotion belong to "Cross-Platform Mobile Development" category of the tech stack.

"Backed by Google" is the top reason why over 3 developers like J2ObjC, while over 3 developers mention "Editor + Terminal workflow; minimal Xcode involvement" as the leading cause for choosing RubyMotion.

J2ObjC is an open source tool with 5.47K GitHub stars and 771 GitHub forks. Here's a link to J2ObjC's open source repository on GitHub.

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Backed by Google
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Made it possible to quickly port a hardware driver
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Access to existing Java libraries

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Ruby Syntax
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Editor + Terminal workflow; minimal Xcode involvement
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Great Community
3
Fast Prototyping
3
Great gems, libraries, and frameworks
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Leverage CocoaPods and Gradle
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Cross Platform
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Light Code

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What is J2ObjC?

J2ObjC is an open-source command-line tool from Google that translates Java code to Objective-C for the iOS (iPhone/iPad) platform. This tool enables Java code to be part of an iOS application's build, as no editing of the generated files is necessary. The goal is to write an app's non-UI code (such as data access, or application logic) in Java, which is then shared by web apps (using GWT), Android apps, and iOS apps.

What is RubyMotion?

RubyMotion lets you quickly develop cross-platform native apps for iOS, Android and OS X, all using your favorite editor and the awesome Ruby language you know and love.

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