Mobile Development Inside/Out with
NativeScript and Kinvey
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who are we
TJ VanToll
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who are we
Jen Looper
NativeScript is…
an open source framework for building truly native mobile apps with JavaScript. Use web skills, like TypeScript, Angular and CSS, and get native UI and performance on iOS and Android.
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npm downloads of the "nativescript" package
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NativeScript is the best tool for cross-platform native app development 🎉
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5 reasons
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Rich, animated, “no compromise” native UI
(with shared UI code)
Search for
“Examples NativeScript”
in the iOS App Store or Google Play to try this app out for yourself.
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2
Maximum code and skill reusability
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Architecture Choices
or
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Ease of doing native-y things
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NativeScript modules
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NativeScript modules for UIs
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NativeScript Marketplace
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Reuse existing native Android and iOS libraries
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Vibrant and growing community 💖
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NativeScript community forum (discourse.nativescript.org)
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NativeScript community Slack channel
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Supported by a major software company vested in your success 👨💼👩💼
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bonus reasons!
new tooling!
1. Rich UI
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2. Skills reuse
3. Ease of doing Native-y things
4. Nice community
5. Backed by Progress
bonus! Great tooling!
TJ and Jen's Web and Mobile Development Shoppe
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Our big contract!!
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now what??
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the spec:
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