VDC Conference 2011 - Developing Cross-Platform Apps
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This document discusses the challenges of developing cross-platform mobile apps. It notes that initially developing separate native apps for each platform (iPhone, Android) is time consuming and expensive. Other options like write once run anywhere (WORA) don't provide a good user experience. Wrapped or hybrid apps that use a common code base with platform-specific APIs provide a good balance between user experience, resources required, and support for multiple platforms. The document presents OpenPlug as an example of a cross-platform framework that allows developing native apps using a common codebase.
VDC Conference 2011 - Developing Cross-Platform Apps
- 1. Cross-Platform AppsWHY? How?Guilhem Ensuque, Sep 13, 2011@gensuque_op #openplug #vdc2011http://slideshare.net/gensuque
- 2. Boss: I need an iPhone app!Engineer: OK I go learn Objective-C and do itEngineer (3 months later): Done!Typical App Story Episode 1
- 3. Typical App Story Episode 2Boss: Ah buthow about Android?Engineer: I need to learn Java!Boss: I dont have the money nor the time for that!
- 4. Lessons LearnedYour mileage may vary User ExperienceResourcesPlatforms
- 5. User ExperienceHow do users get my app?TailoredvsGeneric?How muchintegration?
- 6. Case in Point: FacebookiPhone: appiPad: website
- 7. PlatformsTablets, TVs, cars, fridges?Which to target?Smartphonevs featurephone?
- 8. Platforms Global Data Worldwide smartphone OS Shipments Q2 2011Smartphones: 30%, 108MFeature phones: 70%, 258M6 smartphones are being shipped every secondSource: TomiAhonen Consulting August 2011
- 9. Platforms US data
- 10. ResourcesDo we have legacycode?What aremy teamskills?Time vs money?
- 11. 粒僚畤粁故 竜留僚 Know ThyselfResources Socratic Approach
- 12. No Silver BulletWORANATIVE WEB X-PLATFORMWRAPPEDTechnical Solutions
- 13. Write Once Run Anywhere#FAILUser ExperienceNot GoodSo-soResourcesPlatformsGood
- 14. Wrapped / Hybrid Web Apps#GOODUser ExperienceSo-soResourcesPlatformsGoodGood
- 15. Architecture of an Hybrid AppApplication PackageClient App UI & core logicAPI libraries, e.g. Verizon SMS, MMS, Location RESTful calls implementationJavascriptAppFrameworkAPIlibsPhoneGappluginse.g.ContactsDevice OSWeb Browser Core
- 16. X-Platform Native Apps#FTWUser ExperienceGoodResourcesPlatformsGoodSo-so
- 18. Native Apps#EXPENSIVEUser ExperienceGoodNot GoodNot GoodResourcesPlatforms
- 19. ConclusionUse the right tool for the right job
- 20. A Bit of Self-Advertisinghttp://developer.openplug.com
Editor's Notes
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