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What criteria do you consider when choosing third-party libraries for a project?
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Answer from AI
When choosing third-party libraries for an Android project, I consider the following criteria:
- Support and community activity: how frequently the library is updated, whether there are active developers and a community.
- Compatibility: whether the library is suitable for the current Android version and dependencies used.
- License: to ensure there are no restrictions for commercial use.
- Size and performance: how much the library affects the APK size and application performance.
- Documentation and ease of use: whether the API is well described and if there are examples.
- Security: whether there are known vulnerabilities.
For example, for network operations, I often choose Retrofit due to its stability, good documentation, and support.