I knew there had to be a better way to build mobile apps
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The document discusses mobile app development, emphasizing the advantages of using hybrid apps over native apps, which require separate code bases for different platforms. It introduces frameworks like Cordova and Ionic, which utilize web technologies to create apps that can run on multiple platforms with a single code base. The talk also mentions emerging technologies and tools that facilitate mobile app development, highlighting the accessibility and efficiency of using frameworks compatible with popular programming languages.
I knew there had to be a better way to build mobile apps
- 1. I knew there had to be a be.er way to build mobile app Alius Petraška, Senior Mobile Developer
- 3. This talk will go on for! 12 hours * * not really
- 4. You want to make mobile app because • The world is moving • Everybody's making mobile apps these days • It makes million dollars • For your business • ...
- 12. Native Apps • Proficiency in each platform required • Entirely separate code bases • Timely & expensive development • Diminishing returns • More Platforms. More Problems. • Why are we still coding for multiple platforms?
- 13. But… • You're not mobile app developer? • You don't know Java, Objective-C? • You want to build app that runs ! everywhere • Other ten thousand reasons...
- 14. you want to go with ! cool web technologies…
- 15. Hybrid Apps • Hybrid Apps: HTML5 that acts like Native • Web wrapped in native layer • Direct access to native APIs • Familiar web dev environment • Develop a single code base (web platform)
- 20. History 2009: PhoneGap started at Nitobi 2011: PhoneGap purchased by Adobe 2012: PhoneGap donated from Adobe to Apache 2012: renamed as Cordova Today: PhoneGap is a distribution of Cordova
- 22. Under the hood The UI layer is a web browser view • 100% width • 100% height Headless web browser • No URL bar • No decorations • No zooming • No text selection
- 23. How does Cordova work?
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- 29. index.js
- 34. Angular JS • Awesome MVC framework • Developed by Google and the community • Features • Live data binding • Two-way binding • Attaching code-behind to DOM element • Directives • Repeating DOM elements • Templates • Dependencies Injection • Best Single Page Application Framework
- 35. Angular JS • Awesome MVC framework • Developed by Google and the community • Features • Live data binding • Two-way binding • Attaching code-behind to DOM element • Directives • Repeating DOM elements • Templates • Dependencies Injection • Best Single Page Application Framework
- 39. http://ionicframework.com/ • Started in 2014 • 13700 stars on Github • Top 50 most popular open source projects in the world • Over 320,000 apps created 2014 (Every month, over 50,000 new apps) • Based on Angular JS • Set of tools to create hybrid apps
- 40. Ionic Framework • A Front-end framework for mobile apps • Contains a lot of mobile-optimized HTML, CSS and JS components • Uses Angular JS to power up your mobile apps • Uses Cordova to create, build, run, deploy mobile apps
- 41. Ionic solves screen size issues
- 42. Example #1
- 43. Example #2
- 44. Example #3
- 46. Intel XDK
- 47. but I’m Windows guy…
- 48. WinJS
- 50. C# The best language for Windows development Modern Features • Advanced Tools • Proven Libraries • Large Community
- 52. Intro
- 54. Xamarin Studio
- 55. Anything you can do in Objective-C, Swift or Java can be done in C# with Xamarin!
- 56. Emerging Technologies & Devices Android Wear Google Glass Amazon Fire Phone Amazon Fire TV
- 57. a C# runs on ~2.6 Billion Devices
- 58. @aliuspetraska