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i do not like google's model of software development and its reckless reliance on CDNs, high-speed internet access and large disks. if dl.google.com ever goes down virtually all android apps will become impossible to build overnight and that should terrify everyone
the most bizarre thing is that you can't even invoke the build system for the first time without internet access, even if there's zero dependencies involved, but i have already screamed at length about how much i hate Gradle and will not repeat that now
retvrn to real sdks
HOW MANY FUCKING STAGES IN THE BUILD PROCESS NEED TO DOWNLOAD RANDOM ZIP FILES FROM DL DOT GOOGLE DOT COM DO YOU GUYS HAVE NO DISCIPLINE AT ALL ARE YOU ALL FUCKING INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PLANTS TRYING TO ENSURE THERE'S AS MANY BACKDOOR OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE
i am fine with package managers!! i am not opposed to package managers!! but the package manager should only be invoked exactly once! if you cannot even count the number of steps where some kind of package manager might download some kind of stuff something is very very wrong!
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Google, King of Platforms;
Look on my URLs, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the dead
Links to countless CDNs, boundless and bare
The lone and level ewastes stretch far away