MTC Spring 2013 - crossplatform woes - robert virkus - 2013-03-13
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Cross-platform mobile app development faces many challenges including differences in programming languages, features, monetization options, and user interface paradigms across platforms. Native development for each platform offers the best integration and reach but requires the most effort. Cross-platform tools provide easier multi-platform development but with limitations in native features and user experience consistency. Choosing the right strategy depends on an app's goals, target platforms and audiences, and a developer's technical skills and resources. While cross-platform tools improve, fully native apps still have advantages for high-quality experiences.
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MTC Spring 2013 - crossplatform woes - robert virkus - 2013-03-13
- 1. Grenzen der Crossplattform-Entwicklung Robert Virkus @robert_virkus 14:15 (naja, so ungefähr) - 15:15
- 2. Enough Software A Team of Mobile Enthusiasts Headquarter: Bremen, Germany Customer base: worldwide
- 3. 2005 -3 M Stone age -4,600 M -3,500 M -2,000 M -225 until -65 M Earth forms Life forms Complex life forms Age of dinosaurs
- 6. Our products Open Source Tools for App Developers J2ME Polish The standard framework for Rich UI Library for Native BlackBerry UI Java ME development Samsungs bada platform development made easy Automatic porting to Native API extensions Android and BlackBerry optimize app performance More than 1 million downloads
- 8. Non-Profit Project Mobile Developer’s Guide to the Galaxy The popular, and free, handbook for developers and decision makers Community-driven, objective, and non-profit 45,000 hardcopies distributed, over 100k in downloads 12th Edition out now Download at enough.de/mdgg Tweet about it #mdgg
- 9. The Difficulties of Going cross-Platform (c) Madlen Ehrlich
- 10. Mobile Platforms J2ME
- 11. Mobile Platforms
- 12. Cross-Platform Challenges 1. Programming Languages 2. Features 3. In app purchase 4. In app advertisement 5. Push Notifications 6. Desktop Integration 7. UI & UX 8. OS Versions
- 13. Challenge: Programming Languages Objective-C C/C++ 10 C# Java JavaScript
- 16. Challenge: Push Notifications 8192 7168 6144 Data size from 256 bytes to 8kb 5120 Different transport protocols 4096 Different options (direct text, data) 3072 Different desktop visualisations 2048 (badges, notifications) 1024 0 Max Push Size in Bytes iOS Android Windows Phone BlackBerry
- 17. Challenge: Features J2ME
- 18. Challenge: UI & UX: Design Paradigm realistic vs digital design
- 19. Challenge: UI & UX: Desktop Integration
- 20. Challenge: UI & UX sample: Long Lists
- 21. Challenge: UI & UX: Navigation Keys
- 22. Challenge: OS Versions 2.3 5.x 7.5 6.x 4.x 6.x 8.x 7.x 10 The platforms themselves evolve all the time
- 23. Cross-Platform Strategies 1. Native 2. HTML 5 3. ANSI C 4. Cross-platform tools
- 24. Native Apps 1 team per platform Best integration Best reach But: most effort Photos (left to right): (c) Julian Fong/levork flickr.com/photos/levork/4074351034 (c) Julian Fong/levork flickr.com/photos/levork/3023757995 (c) Julian Fong/levork flickr.com/photos/levork/2697173209
- 25. verious.com
- 26. chupamobile.com
- 28. Native Apps Asset Sharing Concept & Resources Data structures & algorithms Code sharing of business model
- 29. Who’s Gonna pay For it?! (c) mac_filko flickr.com/photos/mac_filko/6405755185
- 30. App Stores != Freedom (c) Pascal/pasukaru76 flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/3926591032
- 31. The Holy Grail (c) Daniel Novta/pj_vanf flickr.com/photos/vanf/6227607167
- 32. ANNO 2011 (c) Do-Hyun Kim/stick_kim flickr.com/photos/stickkim/6013799664
- 33. ANNO 2011 Source: http://app.ft.com (c) Do-Hyun Kim/stick_kim flickr.com/photos/stickkim/6013799664
- 34. “I think the biggest mistake we made as a company is betting too much on HTML5 as opposed to native.” Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2012/09/19/facebooks-html5-dilemma-explained photo (c) kris krüg/kk+ flickr.com/photos/kk/2326609919
- 35. Beware of the Uncanny Valley (c) Gnsin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HONDA_ASIMO.jpg
- 36. Beware of the Uncanny Valley (c) Gnsin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Actroid-DER_01.jpg
- 37. Beware of the Uncanny Valley Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Mori_Uncanny_Valley.svg
- 38. Beware of the Uncanny Valley Sources: http://snippetspace.com/portfolio/iwebkit/ http://www.jqtouch.com/ http://itabbar.com/
- 41. Content Heavy (c) Pascal/pasukaru76 flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/5268559005
- 42. Content that needs Freedom (c) Do-Hyun Kim/stick_kim flickr.com/photos/stickkim/6013799664
- 43. Hybrid Super Power (c) Julian Fong/levork flickr.com/photos/levork/4074351034
- 44. Native HTML5 Past Future
- 45. C-Level ANSI everywhere Wrapper for native functions ...pretty hardcore (c) Anthony/pfarrell95 flickr.com/photos/65005341@N03/6159914280
- 46. Cross-Platform Tools Games Are From Mars ApPs From Venus Photos (left to right) (c) mac_filko flickr.com/photos/mac_filko/5034317866 (c) mac_filko flickr.com/photos/mac_filko/5125597527
- 47. Game Engines
- 48. App Tools
- 49. Mono Touch & Mono Droid C# for , and Shared libraries for business logic OpenTK cross UI or native UI Full native access Problems Know-how for both worlds required Targeting different OS versions at once not possible
- 50. Mono Touch & Mono Droid Language Features In app In app ads Push Desktop Native UI purchase Verdict For C# experts Usefulness depends on complexity of business logic
- 51. Titanium JavaScript for , and mobile web Access to some native UI elements Custom Titanium API Produces native code Problems Stability / memory management No DOM tree or other browser features Featureset differs between iOS and Android
- 52. Titanium Language Features In app In app ads Push Desktop Native UI purchase Verdict Great for prototyping & simple apps
- 53. Corona Lua script for , Access to some native UI elements Custom Corona API Bridge technology between native and Lua (Enterprise) Problems Very limited native access in base SDK Very complex native access in Enterprise SDK Featureset differs between iOS and Android
- 54. Corona Language Features In app In app ads Push Desktop Native UI purchase Verdict Rapid development for casual games & apps developers Strong community
- 55. Tools Check Programming language Native integration Native UI paradigms Use existing libraries
- 56. Is it worth it? Mobile OS you Your App Code
- 57. Is it worth it? Mobile OS Porting Tool you Your App Code
- 58. Choosing the right Cross-platform Strategy how?
- 59. Choosing the right Cross-platform Strategy how? Idea, Features & Content Target Audience & Platforms Competition Marketing Budget Developer Know-how
- 60. (No) Return of the Zombie Apps Zombie Alive Source: http://gigaom.com/europe/app-store-infested-with-zombie-software-claims-analytics-startup-adeven Photo: (c) Mark Anderson/andertoons flickr.com/photos/andertoons-cartoons/4392594997
- 61. Thanks! Questions? Sögestr. 70 28195 Bremen Download dev guide at www.enough.de enough.de/mdgg twitter: @enoughsoftware Robert Virkus twitter: @robert_virkus robert@enough.de