Modern App Development Review

Spoke about the Mobile Development landscape in 2020 and what Modern Mobile Development was about.

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1. Modern App Development Thean Hoogenboezem @TheanHoogenboe1 Mobile Engineering Lead
2. Introduction - Thean Hoogenboezem
3. 2019 - Top Achievers Event • Development landscape in #2020 - Mobile, Web, Hybrid, Cloud…? • How has 2020 transpired, ◦ Technology wise quite accurate - ◦ Ways of working, adaptability and lifestyle -
4. Modern App Dev? • Technologies? • Platforms? • Tools? • Software Engineering Practices? • Companies? • Ways of working? • Adaptability? • All of the above?
5. 2020’s impact on Tech? • Digital transformation ◦ Working from home ◦ Studying from home ◦ Quarantine, Isolation ◦ Digital connections with friends, family, colleges and people • Strongest drive for digital transformation ◦ How quickly did it change? ◦ Did you believe on 1 March 2020 ▪ 3 to 4 months of Lockdown? ▪ Virtual Awards Evening? ◦ Would you believe that most Software Teams work completely remote now?
7. People being open to change - Success! • COVID set the wheels in motion to force the change • People being open to change made it successful ◦ CEO’s ◦ CTO’s ◦ Leadership teams ◦ Lecturers ◦ Employees ◦ Students ◦ Families ◦ People • #2020 - Proved being able to adapt is an important skill
8. App Dev Aspects • App Platforms and Frameworks - ex. Android, iOS, React Native... • Integration Platforms - Firebase, AWS, GCP,MS Azure... • Tools - IDE’s, Dev Docs, Debugging Tools, Source Control, Project management tools • Software Practices - Design Patterns, Algorithms, CI/CD, Testing, Agile... • Individual Skills - Facilitation, Documentation, Communication, Team work, Conflict Resolution, Coaching, Leadership... • Experience - Hands-On, Gut Feeling, Understanding...
9. This sounds like an impossible task right? News flash! • Understanding • Hands-On Experience • Gut Feeling • Teaches that you cannot know everything • Empowers you to learn new things and navigate the ever changing landscape...
10. Mobile OS Review • Legacy ◦ Blackberry OS ◦ Windows Phone OS • Relevant ◦ Android ◦ AOSP based OS’ ◦ iOS ◦ Tizen OS • Future Projects to watch ◦ Fuchsia OS ◦ Harmony OS
11. Mobile Dev Frameworks - Non native • On there way out ◦ Phonegap ◦ Xamarin • JS Based Hybrid ◦ React Native ◦ Ionic ◦ Mobile Angular UI ◦ Native Script • Custom experiences ◦ JQuery Mobile - Own UI Experience ◦ Onsen UI - Purely Template Driven ◦ Corona SDK - Written in Lua - Maybe not the one to learn this year - ◦ Intel XDX - Multiple OS supporting - drag and drop ◦ Unity - Gamification and Games Development
12. Mobile App Dev 2020 • Reality of 2020 ◦ Android Native ▪ Start of divergence of HMS only devices ◦ iOS Native ◦ React Native ◦ Flutter ◦ Unity • Beyond 2020 ◦ Google - Fuchsia OS ◦ Huawei - Harmony OS
13. Mobile App Dev Evolution • Language ◦ Java to Kotlin - Native ◦ Obj-C to Swift - Native ◦ JS - cross platform ◦ Dart - Flutter ◦ C# - Xamarin ◦ XML, HTML, CSS... • AOSP Reused with or without GMS • Drive for Cloud • Machine Learning • Android Fragmentation • iOS - UIKit to SwiftUI
14. Integration Mobile Services • GMS SDK ◦ PlayStore ◦ Maps, Places and Location Services ◦ GMail ◦ Drive • HMS SDK ◦ AppGallery ◦ Location Kit ◦ Map Kit ◦ Push Kit ◦ ML Kit • Many more
15. Firebase • Building Better Apps ◦ Storage ◦ Authentication ◦ Cloud and extension functions • Improve App Quality ◦ Crashlytics ◦ Performance Monitoring ◦ App Distribution • Grow your Business ◦ Analytics ◦ Predictions ◦ Messaging
16. Integration Platforms • Backbase ◦ Banking UI Starter Kit ◦ Omni Channel - Mobile, Web ◦ Experiences for Retail, Private, SME… ◦ No transactional capabilities • Mambu ◦ SaaS banking Platform ◦ Transactional Capabilities
17. Tech Companies • Define the landscape • Compete • Collaborate • Manage Risks • Evaluate Requirements • Invest • Acquisition
18. • Innovation and Quality ◦ Hardware ◦ Development ◦ Software • Exclusive Ecosystem ◦ Creates their own full products ◦ Constantly expanding control over own products ◦ All products well connected • 2020 Expansion ◦ Own CPU’s ◦ Further integrating seamless OS ecosystems ◦ AR and VR ◦ ML ◦ IoT and wearables ◦ iOS App Security
19. • Innovation • Software Products and Services • Mobile Dev ◦ Android ◦ GMS ◦ Firebase • Tech ◦ Pixel ◦ Chromecast ◦ Google Home / Nest ◦ Beacons • Mobile Dev Expansion ◦ Fuchsia OS ◦ Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
20. • Smartphones • Huawei Mobile Services (SDK) ◦ Replacing GMS ◦ Location, Push, Map • Harmony OS ◦ Replacing AOSP ◦ Unix based microkernel ◦ Java Based • Developer Community ◦ Grown extensively • Support Teams ◦ Growing capability to support HMS and Harmony OS transition • Evolved rapidly last 2 years
21. • Tizen OS ◦ Smart Watches ◦ TVs ◦ Portable Appliances • Multiple SDKs ◦ AR EMOJI ◦ Knox - Security ◦ Samsung Health • Multiple Tools ◦ Tizen Studio ◦ Bixby ◦ SmartThings - IoT • What’s next? ◦ Watch this space ◦ SMS?
22. Other Tech Companies • Amazon • Microsoft • Nokia • LG • Sony • Xiaomi • Oppo • Realme
23. Modern App Dev • Technologies • Platforms • Tools • Software Engineering Practices • Companies • Ways of working • Adaptability • All of the above
24. Navigating Modern Mobile Dev - Advice • Find a mentor who understands the changing landscape • Follow the breadcrumbs • Focus on one platform or framework first ◦ Hands on experience ◦ Develop gut feeling • Be open to change ◦ Modern Mobile Dev will not stick at one tech, platform or framework
25. Conclusion - Modern Mobile Dev? • Vast and evolving • Not one platform, framework or tech • Following the landscape is important • Consists of all the disciplines
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27. Questions?
28. Thank you! • Thank you for having me again as a speaker at this auspicious occasion • Be safe and keep performing!