Fwd: options for app developers (web, desktop, mobile or cross-platform)

Hey,

If you're diving into app development for the first time, it can be difficult to know which platform you should be writing for.

This week's sponsored post is from Geoff Perlman of Xojo. In it, he lays out the pros and cons of each platform, and lets you in on how to develop for all of them at once.

Click here to read the full sponsored post.

Here are the main takeaways:

  • Desktop Apps - These normally provide the richest (and fastest) user experience, but they're not great for apps that people want to use immediately.
  • Web Apps - These solve the problem of users wanting to use the app immediately, but they're at the mercy of your users' Internet speed.
  • Mobile Apps - Fast, responsive, easy to install... but there's not a lot of screen space to work with. That means mobile apps are best suited to "dashboard-type" apps that display the status of something without being super interactive.
  • Cross-Platform Development - Cross-platform development tools let you write one version of your app, then click a button to have it work on other platforms too. That means you can write your app once, offer it on all platforms, and let your users decide what works best for them.

See the full sponsored article here.

Hope you're having a great week! =)

Laurence


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