Mobile App Development: 10 Key Facts on This Hot Market
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HTML5 Migration Is Well Under Way
More than 60% of developers are relying on HTML5 and hybrid development platforms. -
HTML5 Use Is Way Up
More than 70% of HTML5 and hybrid developers say they are doing more this year with HTML5 than last year, and 75% plan to do more with HTML5 next year. -
Top Five Most Commonly Used HTML5 Features
CSS3 styling, local storage, animations/transitions, HTML5 video and the canvas drawing API are at the top of the list of the most used HTML5 features. -
Number of Developers Still Using Pre-HTML5 Web Technologies
The Sencha survey shows that number is now below 10%. -
Mobile Developers Support a Lot of Device Types
Developers are supporting, on average, four-and-a-half device types: Windows, MacOS, iPhone, iPad and Android. -
Most Developers Target Both Mobile and Desktop Devices
Only 20% of developers exclusively target mobile, and 30% target only desktops. -
Top Development Platforms
Windows is still the leading target platform, but Android is actually now No. 2 at 60%, followed by Apple iPhone/iPad in the high 50% range. -
Windows on the Wane
Windows desktops and laptops remain the top app development target, but 30% of developers don't provide support for it. -
Native Mobile Technology Momentum Slides
This year, 50% plan to do more with native technologies. Next year, 19% of mobile developers say they plan to use native technologies less. -
JavaScript Continues to Dominate
Only 10% of developers had high interest in Dart, a JavaScript alternative from Google, while just 17 percent had high interest in TypeScript from Microsoft.
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel Building mobile computing applications is among the hottest market segments for IT developers. The challenge from a channel provider's perspective is that a raft of competing methodologies for building those applications makes it difficult to determine what path to pursue. Given the numerous mobile and traditional desktop environments in need of support, a larger number of developers are relying more on HTML5, according to recent survey of 2,128 developers of business applications conducted by Sencha, a provider of application development tools optimized for HTML5. The survey finds that most developers are supporting, on average, somewhere between four and five platforms. The traditional Windows desktop is still the most popular platform, followed by Google's Android and the Apple iPhone and iPad. At the rear is MacOS. However, even with its popularity, Windows is not receiving support from 30 percent of the developers surveyed. The study makes plain that, despite efforts by Microsoft and Google to entice developers to support other languages, JavaScript remains the dominant language for building mobile computing apps. Here are 10 key mobile app trends highlighted in the study.