Cross platform mobile applications - Touch Tour Chennai
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The document discusses the significance of cross-platform mobile applications, highlighting their growing importance as mobile internet access increases. It reviews popular development frameworks like PhoneGap, Appcelerator Titanium, and Rhodes, comparing their features, benefits, and limitations. Ultimately, it provides guidance on which framework to choose based on specific needs and platform support.
Cross platform mobile applications - Touch Tour Chennai
- 1. Cross Platform Mobile Applications Why build Cross Platform ?
- 2. What are Cross Platform Mobile Applications ?
- 3. What are the most popular development frameworks available ?
- 4. Which framework do I use ? Desktop App Evolution- an analogyCommand Line Native Apps Web Apps Rich Internet Apps
- 5. Mobile Web applicationsThe number of people accessing the mobile Internet is growing fast and is expected to overtake the PC as the most popular way to get on the Web within five years.Many mobile Web users in emerging markets are mobile-only.Most consumers prefer browser to apps for most mobile activities.Limited access to complete hardware potential in a smart phone.
- 7. Cross Platform applicationsDoesn’t bet on a particular smart phone platform to succeed.Leverage existing web app expertise.Doesn’t compromise in use of powerful native (hardware) features.
- 9. Phone GapA Web Application in a native wrapper.Completely built using web technologies (HTML, JS and CSS)API provides bridge between JS and native device APIs.Look and feel identical to Web App
- 10. Titanium AppceleratorNative application developed using web technologies, compiled into appropriate Native binaries for respective target runtimes.UI components can be built using HTML and CSS, however Appcelerator also provides a JS API that provides access to native UI components.Native looking apps can be built using Appcelerator.
- 11. RhodesSimilar to Titanium- built using web technologies and compiled to native apps.MVC framework allowing all business logic to be separated, written in Ruby.Rhohub – Hosted development environmentRhosync – Data sync framework using web services for enterprise class applications.
- 12. Phone Gap vs. Appcelerator vs. RhodesPlatforms Supported
- 13. Phone Gap vs. Appcelerator vs. Rhodes
- 14. So.. What do I choose ?Phone GapProsSupports many platforms.Completely FREE. Looks completely like a Web PageConsLimited Plug-insNo access to Native UI components
- 15. So.. What do I choose ?Appcelerator TitaniumProsPowerful API allows apps that are almost identical to native apps.ConsSupport mainly for iPhone and Android.Only the basic features are free.
- 16. So.. What do I choose ?RhodesProsEnterprise class framework- MVC, Rhosync, rhohub, etc.Large number of platforms supported.ConsRubyOnly the basic features are free.
Editor's Notes
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