In an Episode of Titanium Talk, Jason Kneen and Brenton House discuss "Technical Debt" among other topics. I encourage all clients to listen to this as this dilemma is confronted by many who are hosting aging apps and applications. Link to the episode. [listen from 25 to 30 minutes mark]
Embarking upon a mobile app development project poses a vital, if not a critical, question at its very inception: does the project require the native dev approach, or does it merit utilizing a common dev framework? As everyone knows by now, the native choice necessitates the development of two sets of code, one for Android and another for iOS, to be maintained ad infinitum separately throughout the project’s life. On the other hand, a mobile development framework provides the convenience of developing and running your app through just a single code base. At first glance, one would wonder why anyone would want to select the native approach, given the inefficiencies in maintaining two code sets. Even with that significant consideration which sets back the cause of native app development, most apps today are developed natively. Why do decision-makers choose native over cross-platform? The answer is not as cut and dry as you might think, and the element of risk management plays a prominent...
The mobile revolution, heralded by introduction of the iconic iPhone in 2007, is nearly a decade old. Yet the expectation of adoption mobility by enterprises has far exceeded the reality of what has actually taken place since. We are increasingly confronted with a posture toward mobility adoption within enterprises that has created less than desired results. Namely, mobility projects are treated like any other one-off IT project with a specific budget and set of deliverables and sent on their merry way often to fail. So what is the formula for creating success in mobility? #1: The first order of business in succeeding in mobility is to make it an all-encompassing strategic initiative. First and foremost, the approach to mobility must take on a sense of urgency. The laggards in adopting mobility throughout the enterprise space risk losing it all. This sense of urgency is sorely lacking and is often grossly overlooked. Many times, enterprises have c...
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