ASK HN: AM I CRAZY OR IS ANDROID DEVELOPMENT AWFUL? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

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This developer is frustrated with the difficulties of developing a simple Android app to display a webcam feed. Despite having a working Python script for desktop platforms, integrating USB webcam libraries and dealing with compatibility issues in Android Studio has proven extremely challenging. They tried alternative solutions like Kivy and Beeswax but faced esoteric errors that were impossible to fix.