Have you noticed how many languages there are for developing mobile applications?
During the late 90’s everything was so much easier when developing for mobiles. When it came to choosing the language, the choice was simply between Java and C++.
But now, we have 2 main platforms; iOS and Android, with a number of smaller platforms to choose from, including Symbian, RIM and Windows.
Whilst the market changes so rapidly, choosing the correct development environment for creating and presenting your new product ideas becomes vital. The one you finally select could directly affect your profit and business expectations.
Let’s be honest; the large mobile companies will always want to attract as many developers as they can, to help them evolve their own software development ecosystems. What is really needed is a standard approach regardless of the device.
HTML5 is the latest version for the most commonly used development language in the world. All web based applications contain pieces of html coding. Regardless of the operating system or the device being used, when opening the web browser, the web browser is responsible for translating the particular meta language enclosed with ‘smaller than’ and ‘greater than’ symbols into an infinite number of different web pages.
With HTML5 some of the old restrictions are removed and you only need a single browser application to run a variety of programs. However, web browsers still lack full HTML5 compatibility and so some features don’t work, and as yet the major mobile players have yet to adopt HTML5 as their standard development language.
So where do you think the future of mobile application development is heading? Have you got your favourite development language yet?
At ThinkShield we keep abreast of the changes in the market to ensure that our healthcare products meet with the latest standards. Our people are well versed in a range of programming languages. If you’d like to talk to us about your own mHealth application development needs, then get in touch.
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