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by pjmlp 326 days ago
It is more than that, because it uses neither Java nor Kotlin, the main programming language is inspired in Typescript, ArkTS.
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And yet https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/doc/harmonyos-guide...

Looks shockingly similar to Android Studio including the exact same program layout on the filesystem and SDK compatibility selection.

ArkTS itself looks new enough, but if it turns out to just be something like Flutter, running on an otherwise Android OS, that doesn't look like it would be surprising

Not surprising, all embeded IDEs used to look like Eclipse CDT, nowadays they all look like VSCode forks, at least they aren't shipping yet another Chrome Platform Runtime based IDE.

And Flutter was initially based in React before adopting Dart, while Compose was Android's team response to the internal turf wars at Google.

It is to be expected that when forced to not use Android any longer due to politics, they would make a platform that eases the effort of developers with Android skills to transition to a new platform free of US politics.