Cross Platform Development: Bridging the Gap
Speaker: Abhinav Manchanda
With the advent of multiple smart-phone platforms, various hybrid approaches have cropped up for cross-platform Mobile Development. The most basic approach is that of a single page web-based implementation embedded inside a web-browser. People have tried other approaches such as Native UI and common back-end, Native back-end and common HTML based front-end. What if you got an approach where you could pick and choose what components you want common, and what native ? What if your controller was common, but had access to native components, and your UI could be HTML based, or native, or a combination of the two? This is now possible, using the 'Bridges approach' to cross-platform Mobile.
The session aims at presenting an approach to develop a core that can be shared by disparate mobile platforms and yet be able to utilize native components where needed. The common core not only encompasses core logic but also shared UI components. Besides highlighting the benefits and possible use cases where common core can be used, the session will also present the scenarios where having a native component in the app can provide a better user experience.
At the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with knowledge of how extensible and maintainable hybrid applications can be developed and also the possible candidates of types of apps where using a hybrid development approach can save both time and money.
This session is targeted at anyone having an intermediate to advanced mobile or web development experience.