State of Mobile Development
Tuesday, Aug 29
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom C
Description
It’s 2024. Thankfully, developers have a lot of choice in how to build for mobile form factors. Mobile strategy can often be an afterthought – in reality, it needs to be driven by type of app, audience, platform reach, developer expertise & need for code reuse.
Is Mobile web still an option? Have PWAs matured enough to prove the web as a distribution medium? What key factors demand native mobile apps for iOS/Android/Windows? Can you target dual screen devices or share code with wearables? Developers also want to leverage preferred technology stacks - .NET or JavaScript. .NET MAUI sounds like the next-generation .NET cross-platform story – is it truly native & does it allow bringing in web technologies? How do NativeScript & React Native fare for JS Native apps? How do Blazor & JS Spa apps play in the mobile space? What could developers achieve with Flutter or Uno Platform or Avalonia?
The answer to the correct mobile strategy is – it depends. Developers today can build true modern cross-platform mobile apps from single code base, with easy platform API access & matured tooling everywhere. The choice of technology stack should not matter as much. Design & UX are of utmost importance though. Let’s recap options, glimpse into the future and equip ourselves to build amazing mobile apps.
Is Mobile web still an option? Have PWAs matured enough to prove the web as a distribution medium? What key factors demand native mobile apps for iOS/Android/Windows? Can you target dual screen devices or share code with wearables? Developers also want to leverage preferred technology stacks - .NET or JavaScript. .NET MAUI sounds like the next-generation .NET cross-platform story – is it truly native & does it allow bringing in web technologies? How do NativeScript & React Native fare for JS Native apps? How do Blazor & JS Spa apps play in the mobile space? What could developers achieve with Flutter or Uno Platform or Avalonia?
The answer to the correct mobile strategy is – it depends. Developers today can build true modern cross-platform mobile apps from single code base, with easy platform API access & matured tooling everywhere. The choice of technology stack should not matter as much. Design & UX are of utmost importance though. Let’s recap options, glimpse into the future and equip ourselves to build amazing mobile apps.
