{"id":917,"date":"2025-02-20T14:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.soltel.es\/?p=917"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:28:06","slug":"soluciones-para-crear-apps-multiplataforma-war-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soltel.es\/en\/soluciones-para-crear-apps-multiplataforma-war-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Solutions for creating cross-platform apps (War is coming)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Appcelerator, PhoneGap, Unity 3D, Cocos-2dx, etc. A new path opens before us, and we have many vehicles to travel it\u2026 Choose which one is yours.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

We all know that mobile devices are taking another step forward every day compared to other types of devices, and if you're a developer, you know that sooner or later you'll have to learn what this is all about, whether by choice, by necessity, or both.<\/span><\/p>\n

When faced with this situation, we encounter the following dilemmas: Should we develop directly on the native SDK? Which system should we use in this case (Android, iOS, etc.)? Recently, and with increasing momentum, solutions to these problems are being implemented. <\/span>They perfectly meet the needs<\/span> practically any application and in some cases they improve them, so why should we settle and limit ourselves to developing only for one type of system? <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, it is clear that it is possible to develop our application natively for all systems, but the cost in resources and time does not compensate when there are frameworks in which with a single click we can have our application for any system and by developing only one project, so the resources and time needed for it are practically reduced a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>solutions for creating cross-platform apps <\/span>the code we have available today is sufficient for 95% of the needs of any application. Clearly, there are specific cases where we'll need to use native code in an application, whether for efficiency, to incorporate native elements, etc. But in most cases, it's unnecessary and a waste of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once we are clear that this is the <\/span>best option<\/span> to develop our application, we realize that there are not just one or two platforms (blessed dilemma) that offer us a good solution to develop our app. <\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, before all this, we need to have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bwhat we're going to develop, and based on our idea, we'll have one or more alternatives that will allow us to build our application. From my point of view, it could be divided into two main categories, considering that for application development, the two most important platforms are PhoneGap and Appcelerator, and for game development, I'll mention Unity 3D, although there are many more such as Unreal Engine 4, Cocos 2D-X, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let's break down each one of them:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"appcelerator\"<\/p>\n

Appcelerator<\/span><\/h1>\n

It has an IDE called <\/span>Titanium<\/span> which is a modification of the well-known Eclipse, uses the SDKs of the different systems to generate native code, so this is a great advantage over its most direct competitor (PhoneGap),<\/span>The graphical interface is created and the behavior is programmed from the Titanium development environment. <\/span>javascript<\/span>And based on this, the Titanium engine generates a native project, so we always have the look and use of the native controls available to us. <\/span><\/p>\n

Another major advantage of Titanium is that it is free, both for personal and commercial use, and is also open source.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other strengths:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • They have a spectacular asset library, with hundreds of ready-to-use plugins and resources; practically anything you want to do will already be done and you can use it to your advantage.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • For beginners and those who like to work on a base project, their Dashboard gives you the possibility to download many examples as well as many videos and documentation<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It combines the features of the Eclipse Marketplace with its own plugin download and update manager.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It offers great ease of downloading and configuring SDKs for all platforms<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It has a framework that makes things much easier called Alloy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Let's talk about Alloy<\/span><\/p>\n

    It's a free and open-source MVC framework that makes app development as easy as web development. It uses tags for the visual elements, and thanks to its MVC architecture, all elements are clearly differentiated, making things much simpler.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It has a wide variety of widgets and themes available.<\/span><\/p>\n