Cross-Platform Development Tools for Smartphone Applications

Ohrt, Julian; Turau, Volker

doi:10.1109/mc.2012.121

Cited by 57 publications

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“…In [47], the authors discuss many CPDTs and provide partial comparison. Their The results show the quick launch time for the application built using the native Android SDK but a much slower start for other tools such as Titanium and PhoneGap.…”

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An evaluation framework for cross‐platform mobile application development tools

Dhillon

Mahmoud²

2014

Softw Pract Exp

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The mobile application market is becoming increasingly fragmented with the availability of multiple mobile platforms that differ in development procedures.Developers are forced to choose to support only some platforms and specific devices due to limited development resources. To address these challenges, numerous tools have been created to aid developers in building cross-platform applications, however, there is no metric to evaluate the quality of these tools. This thesis introduces a framework for evaluating the features, performance and discuss development experience of existing and future cross-platform development tools. The framework is implemented by benchmarking several tools and the results identify a disparity in the features and performance. This research is carried out in collaboration with industrial partner Desire2Learn, through an NSERC Engage Grant.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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An evaluation framework for cross‐platform mobile application development tools

Dhillon

Mahmoud²

2014

Softw Pract Exp

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“…Most notably, the Web-technology based PhoneGap is used. While results are appealing in general [4] [5], approaches such as PhoneGap arguably are not the cure to cross-platform problems. Approaches that originate in the scientific community and are theoretically sound have provided manifold insights (cf.…”

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Comprehensive Analysis of Innovative Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks

Majchrzak¹,

Grønli²

2017

Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017)

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Mobile apps are increasingly realized by using a crossplatform development framework. Using such frameworks, code is written once but the app can be deployed to multiple platforms. Despite progress in research on cross-platform techniques, results (i.e. apps) are not always satisfactory. They are subject to tedious tailoring and the development effort tends to be notable. In these cases, either pure web apps (realized through web browsers) or native apps (realized for each platform separately) are chosen. Recent activities have led to new approaches. In this paper, we have a closer look at three of these, namely React Native, the Ionic Framework, and Fuse. We present a comprehensive analysis of the three approaches. Our work is based on a real-world use case, which allows us to provide generalizable advice. Our findings suggest that there is no clear winner; the frameworks incorporate notable ideas and general progress in the field can be asserted.

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“…Third, papers combine work with several frameworks, usually including a comparison (e.g. [3], [14], [49]), focusing on giving advice (e.g. [50]), or looking at particularities (e.g.…”

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Progressive Web Apps: the Definite Approach to Cross-Platform Development?

Majchrzak¹,

Biørn-Hansen²,

Grønli³

2018

Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Although development practices for apps have matured, cross-platform development remains a prominent topic. Typically, apps should always support both Android and iOS devices. They ought to run smoothly on various hardware, and be compatible with a host of platform versions. Additionally, device categories beyond smartphone and tablets have emerged, which makes multi-platform support even trickier. Truly developing an app once and serving the multitude of possible targets remains an issue despite having crossplatform frameworks that are acknowledged by practice and research. The technology unifier remains to be found, but Progressive Web Apps (PWA) might be a step towards it. In this paper, we analyse the foundations of PWAs in cross-platform development and scrutinize the status quo of current possibilities. Based on our observations, we investigate unified development, and discuss open questions. We seek to stimulate interest and narrow the immense gap that has arisen since industry started to embrace PWAs.

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Cross-Platform Development Tools for Smartphone Applications

Cited by 57 publications

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An evaluation framework for cross‐platform mobile application development tools

An evaluation framework for cross‐platform mobile application development tools

Comprehensive Analysis of Innovative Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks

Progressive Web Apps: the Definite Approach to Cross-Platform Development?

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