Advantages and Opportunities of Cross-Platform Development
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The document discusses the challenges and advantages of cross-platform development, highlighting the transition from isolated platforms to a unified approach. It reviews various technologies and frameworks such as Xamarin, .NET Core, and Electron that facilitate code sharing across different devices and operating systems. While multiple solutions exist, the recommendation is context-dependent, suggesting the creation of a client MVP or prototype for practical insights.
Advantages and Opportunities of Cross-Platform Development
- 1. Advantages and Opportunities of Cross-Platform Development
- 2. नमस्ते – I’m “JoKi” Jochen Kirstätter 4x Microsoft MVP Founder of an IT community in Mauritius Get Blogged by JoKi – http://jochen.kirstaetter.name Family guy, geek, entrepreneur, software craftsman: Visual FoxPro, C#, SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, Linux consultant, Conference speaker
- 3. Brief Agenda Current situation: Isolated platforms Desktop Mobile Web Browser Gaming Console Internet of Things Ideal situation: One platform Let’s do a reality check what’s possible now…
- 4. “Silo”-Approach Different programming languages: C#, Objective-C, Swift, Java, C++, etc. Individual teams and increased time overhead Repetition Violation of DRY principle iOSWindows macOS LinuxAndroid
- 5. Code Sharing aka Portable Class Library OS 1 Abstraction Layer Technology / SDK Line of Business / Software Application OS 2 OS 3
- 6. Game Development Unity Unreal Engine Phaser Meteor Usually SDKs are provided Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation App Store, Play Store, Windows Store
- 7. Xamarin & Xamarin.Forms C# as common programming language Target Platforms: Windows iOS Android macOS Linux?
- 8. .NET Core .NET rewritten from scratch; New not just an upgrade Target Platforms: Windows macOS Linux UI: Eto.Forms, Xwt Still young development platform, parts missing Huge potential, Open Source (GitHub), Linux Foundation
- 9. Code Hosting Web Browser Desktop HostMobile Host Line of Business Software App Line of Business Software App Line of Business Software App
- 10. Web Stack Angular Aurelia React Vue.js etc… Mostly Single-Page Applications (SPA) HTML5, JavaScript / TypeScript, CSS 2/3
- 11. Apache Cordova Hosting Shell for mobile platforms: Android, iOS Application Layer to provide generic access to native APIs Hardware access via plugins/extensions Camera Gyroscope Accelerometer Location Local Storage (File system) Peripherals
- 12. Electron Hosting Shell for desktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux Chrome v8 Engine and Web view Single-Page Application (SPA) Commercial Store Publication possible Samples: Atom, GitKraken, Nylas N1, Slack, Visual Studio Code, etc… Check out: http://electron.atom.io
- 13. Unfortunately… … there is a small issue! So far it was about Client development only
- 14. Server-Side of Cross-Platform Choose One Technology: .NET Core, node.js, Java, Python, Ruby, etc… Design REST APIs JSON is first choice XML is still strong Furthermore: Security Token Service (STS) for Authentication & Authorisation ODATA for data shaping and data separation
- 15. Resumé Do we have a winner? No ;-) Do we have a recommendation? It depends ;-) Multiple solutions available Advice: Build a Client MVP / prototype (max. 24 hours each)
- 16. बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद Stay in touch: @JKirstaetter – jochen@kirstaetter.name C# Corner, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, GitHub, Blog, etc…