Blimey!!! Being a developer is a great job. You have a
variant path to choose from hybrid or native, Android or IOS. Don’t you think
this can even be confusing and intimidating, especially for the one who is at
the intuitive stage? The mobile app is the rapidly growing sector and there are
no chances, there is going to be any full stop in this trend. With IoT and
wearable tech, more and more apps are being developed for both Android and IOS.
The role of developer and the process of app development is changing over time
with updated versions of OS, the establishment of new devices and new
technological advancements. Choosing the OS to pursue your career is totally
your choice but if you are in a pendulum and not able to decide. Let me help
you with that.
Market Share Analysis
Most prominent OS existing in the market at this stage is
Android, IOS, and windows. Well, windows are way back and the other two have
captured almost 97% of the market share. Looking at the figures of the Google
app store and Apple store, it can be said that a number of apps are developed
for Android. There are currently 2.2 million apps in the Apple store and 2.8
million apps in the Google play store. This is because Apple store has more
stringent app submission guidelines.
Mobile App Structure
Before choosing any of the platforms for app development,
introduce yourself to the basic pattern to follow for app development. This
pattern is denoted as modern view controller pattern which remains same for
both the platforms.
1) Screen Design
Analysis of the design screen is done and native controls
are fixed. This will result in implying designs in the UI of the app.
2) Add Asset to The
Design
App project is added proper assets and then the static
binding is added and finally, UI views will be availed.
3) Application
Programming
The app will then be written in the programming language
like java if it is for Android and Swift if it is for IOS.
Once the design flow and its principles are clear, here are
some of the essentials that might help a developer in excelling at any of the
OS.
1) Learning Sessions
The primary step is considered to be one of the most tricky
and complex ones. It takes some time to get used to any new technologies and
overcome its hacks. iPhone and Android training in Thane are also no
exceptions to this. IOS and Android have a different set of challenges and pros
of their own. This means both take different learning sessions. When the
comparative study is set, IOS can be considered as mature than Android. IOS has
a pre-defined set of rules for app development and submission and this makes
approving the app really difficult. Tools used for iOS app development is also
quite good like new swift programming language which makes the training time
really short.
Android is quite different as it has more than 5000 devices
running on varied OS versions and screen size. What this means is that a
developer has to run various compatibility testing. Even the coding and the
output can also be a bit difficult which can be little pain in the head for the
newbies to get used to this without diving in deep as it is written in java.
2) Tools for
Development
Tools impact heavily on any app development process. If the
tools are mature and powerful, the sustainability and success of the OS are
guaranteed. The integration of IDE affects a lot in the development process.
IOS uses the Xcode IDE for the app development process. Whether it is iPad,
iPhone, iWatch or MacOS every app can be developed with Xcode. Some of the
attractive features of Xcode are UI design interface, debugging, core data,
asset management, managing directories and such others.
Back in the date, Android used Eclipse but it was not as
noteworthy as that of Xcode. That’s why Android came up with “Android Studio”
which is now the official language and has replaced Eclipse. However, this has
also not been as satisfactory as Xcode but better than Eclipse. Coming to the
conclusion, IOS tools are better than Android.
3) Hardware Needs
Compatibility is not an issue with Android Studio. It can be
developed with a major OS like Windows, Linux, and OS. Android apps can be
developed on Linux, Mac or Windows machine. Coming to IOS, it is not that
flexible. Xcode is designed in a way that it can run only on Mac computer for
IOS development. Here the upper hand lies with Android.
4) Licensing for App
Submission
Developers need to subscribe to the Apple’s membership
program for seeing the app live in the Apple store. A developer has to pay around
$100 annually. This can be a huge amount of any new developer pursuing iPhone
training. On the other side, Android is quite affordable for the new
developers. There is a just one-time registration fee of just $25 to get the
apps live in the Google play store. Clearly Android wins here.
[Source : http://www.developersacademy.org/blog/preferable-learn-android-ios/
]
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