subject: Use Cross Platform Technologies To Speed Up Mobile App Development [print this page] Even as early as five years ago it was relatively simple for developers of mobile devices as they had to understand and work out the concept of a mobile application only for BlackBerry smartphones and the iPhone. The concept of cross platform mobile apps development or the question of compatibility of one app across various OD platforms did not exist. The simplicity, however, was short-lived. The emergence of Symbian based mobile devices & Windows Mobile and the successful performance of the Android OS in smartphones set the stage for cross platform mobile technologies. Though the mobile market today is still dominated by Android OS and Apple iOS, mobile app designers cannot ignore the importance of BlackBerry, Windows Mobile & Symbian in large enterprises. For this reason, new codes had to be written by programmers in order to speed up the mobile application development process. Compatibility with cross platform technology is needed for the purpose.
1. The Benefits of Cross Platform Technology in Mobile App Development
2. Large & small enterprises and individual entrepreneurs have benefitted immensely after the introduction of cross platform technologies in mobile application development. Let us take a look at some reasons behind the phenomenon.
3. A single code is enough for proper functionality of various mobile operating systems if a business unit is using cross platform technology. This means that a BlackBerry app developer and iPod apps developers will not require separate skill sets to develop codes for their operating systems.
4. APIs and innovative features that are part of the cross platform technologies make the task of developing applications for mobile devices very simple by reducing the total time needed to create a code, cutting down on costs associated with code creation and extending an enterprises network across all smartphone users in the world.
5. Cross platform technology allows the use of languages like JavaScript and Ajax for mobile app development.
6. The integration of third party APIs when using cross platform technologies allows customizing applications for iPhone and Android.
7. Cross platform technologies allow building of compatible, powerful, and flexible mobile apps.
8. It is easier for an enterprise to find mobile app developers adept with the knowledge of cross platform technology as opposed to those who know only native app development. Moreover, mastering the cross platform mobile app development technologies will help web developers make a quick transition from web development to mobile development.
9. The cost of maintenance of mobile apps within an enterprise goes down considerably with the use of cross platform technology as creation of different sets of codes is not required anymore. This also means that the enterprise has to employ less number of coders, directly cutting up on costs of payment to a large staff body.
10. Important working time of the enterprise may be used for creating ideas for business mobilization as time is saved from editing of different codes for different mobile devices.
Indeed, cross platform technologies must be adopted within every enterprise and by all individual businessmen. It is an enterprises best friend when development of mobile apps across all platforms becomes necessary at very reasonable costs.
