Telerik AppBuilder 101
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The document discusses hybrid mobile development using Telerik AppBuilder and Xamarin. Telerik AppBuilder allows developing cross-platform mobile apps using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript that can be deployed natively to iOS and Android. It integrates simulators and live syncing. Apps can be published directly to app stores without needing a Mac. Xamarin allows developing cross-platform apps using C# that are compiled to native packages, maximizing code reuse. Both tools address the challenges of developing for multiple mobile platforms but require perfecting the user experience for each.
Telerik AppBuilder 101
- 1. Telerik AppBuilder 101 Samidip Basu Microsoft MVP, MS, MCPD, CAPM Developer Advocate | Telerik Inc. | www.telerik.com E: [email protected] | L: x3179 | C: 507 244 0579 T: @samidip | W: http://samidipbasu.com
- 4. State of Mobile Conservatives We’ll just make the web Mobile Web still the lowest hanging fruit Lots of help with RWD Liberals Mobile apps should be native Swear by their PCs/Macs Have cash/need or indie Bipartisans Avoid extremes | Technologists | Love Xbox & their families Accept JavaScript as assembly language of the web Love C# & managed code comfort
- 5. Eclipse Java Mac OS X Windows Visual Studio XAML, C# Xcode Objective- C WWW Multiple HTML, CSS, JS Multiple Platform Choices & Complexity Native Mobile Web “Hybrid” Mobile
- 6. Hybrid Mobile Development Telerik AppBuilder Use HTML5/CSS3/JS to go x-plat True single code base Built on top of Apache Cordova Apache Cordova vs Adobe PhoneGap – know the difference Integrated powerful Simulators Plug & play Huge choice of IDEs Live Sync! Adaptive mobile controls App packages contain all web assets & other artifacts Deployed natively Publish to Stores with ease Part of Telerik Platform – Design + Cloud Backend + Analytics + Test + Manage/Deploy PhoneGap has a subset of offerings – Go try it, I’ll wait for you to come back quick! Runs in giant web view Perfecting UX takes time
- 7. Hybrid Mobile Development Xamarin Go x-plat with C# everywhere Compiled to native app packages C# APIs mapped to native ones through Mono framework Maximize code reuse through PCLs Unified IDE Android/iOS Designers Need a Mac Still need to create different UIs for different platforms
- 8. <…> <…> PC MAC SDKs Compilers Etc. Change is in the air ..
- 9. <…> To THIS!
- 10. Deploy wirelessly to any device QR Code Deployment • Companion App - provision-less deployment to iOS • Deploy to Android and provisioned iOS via QR Code also • Same for Windows Phone & Kindles
- 11. Once ready, publish straight to Apple & Google App Stores! (You don’t need a Mac)
- 12. Let’s dig into some Telerik AppBuilder goodness!
- 13. Thank you! Telerik AppBuilder101 | Questions? Samidip Basu Microsoft MVP, MS, MCPD, CAPM Developer Advocate | Telerik Inc. | www.telerik.com E: [email protected] | L: x3179 | C: 507 244 0579 T: @samidip | W: http://samidipbasu.com