Evaluate a Third-Party SDK (Build vs Buy)
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Background: Native [platform] app. I'm considering adding this dependency: [SDK/library name and what it does]. The alternative is building it myself in roughly [estimate] of work. Use case: Help me decide whether to add this SDK or build the capability in-house, and if I add it, how to vet it first. Implementation details: Evaluate against: - Binary size added and effect on app startup - Permissions / privacy data it collects (App Store privacy nutrition label / Play Data safety implications) - Maintenance health (release cadence, open issues, last commit, license) - Whether it pulls in transitive dependencies or its own networking - How hard it is to remove later if it goes unmaintained - iOS: SwiftPM vs CocoaPods support; Android: AAR size, min SDK Layer & dependencies: If adopted, it must be wrapped behind my own interface so the app codebase doesn't import it everywhere. Deliverable: A build-vs-buy recommendation with reasoning, a vetting checklist result for this specific SDK, the risks of adopting it, and a wrapper-interface sketch that isolates it.
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