Choosing a Cross-Platform Development Tool: Cordova, Ionic, React Native, Titanium, and Xamarin

Choose the right tool for cross-platform development. Review the pros and cons of Cordova, Ionic, React Native, Titanium, and Xamarin.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Exercise files

1. Intro to Cross-Platform Development

• Value proposition
• When cross-platform isn't the answer
• Hybrid cross-platform apps
• Native cross-platform apps
• Cross-platform vs. native development
• Choosing an editor
• Node installation
• Course objectives

2. Cordova/PhoneGap

• Tools and technologies
• Where Cordova excels
• What you leave behind with Cordova
• Build a simple web app
• Convert a web app to a Cordova project
• Build a Cordova app

3. Ionic

• Tools and technologies
• Where Ionic excels
• What you leave behind with Ionic
• Getting started with Ionic and Creator
• Build a simple Ionic app
• Add an alert to an Ionic app
• Add a platform-specific message

4. React Native

• Tools and technologies
• Where React Native excels
• What you leave behind with React Native
• Get started with React Native
• Use Create React Native App
• Use the CLI
• Build the UI
• Add the event handler
• Conditional processing

5. Titanium

• Tools and technologies
• Where Titanium excels
• What you leave behind with Titanium
• Install Titanium CLI
• Install Appcelerator Studio
• Titanium example: Start the UI
• Titanium example: Create the app
• Titanium example: Building and deploying

6. Xamarin

• Tools and technologies
• Where Xamarin excels
• What you leave behind with Xamarin
• Get started with Xamarin
• Xamarin example: Create the UI
• Xamarin example: Add the event handler
• Building Xamarin apps

Conclusion

• Other options
• Next steps