We all know the dream of Cross Platform tools, write once, run anywhere! But what is the reality? In this set of talks we hear from people who have actually used them for real production apps, what is the truth behind the spin?
Speakers:
Ben Clayton -- ReactNative
Matt Votsikas -- Phonegap/Cordova
Lukas Roper -- Unity
Sam Machin -- Voice Interfaces
We will also, if time allows, have a brief panel discussion with all the speakers, about Cross Platform tools.
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Schedule:
6:30pm Doors open, complimentary food and drinks courtesy of Just Eat.
7pm First two speakers
8pm Small break
8:10pm Second two speakers and discussion
9pm The conversation will continue at a local pub.
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Talk Details:
Ben Clayton: ReactNative
FaceBook bills React Native as the future of mobile development. Using JavaScript and the React methodology, they promise developers fast, smooth apps with genuinely native User Interfaces, a smooth and productive dev process and up to 85% code reuse between platforms. A pipe dream? Or just a dream? Find out!
Matt Votsikas: PhoneGap: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
PhoneGap is a great way to create a natively packaged web app using device specific features, yet sometimes it feels like you're hiking with bare feet.
Is PhoneGap actually a good fit for complex cross-platform apps? In this session we'll take a look at how PhoneGap works well and where it just lays out the thorns.
Lukas Roper: The Pros and Cons of using Unity to develop apps.
Lukas is the lead developer at Opposable Group, which specialize in VR, Games and Mobile Applications. Lukas developed games for a wide range of clients and has also developed a companion app, used as an aid with a health application.
Sam Machin: Voice is the new Black
Sam is a Developer Advocate at nexmo a cloud communications company connecting applications to the billions of mobiles around the world through voice and sms.
Sometimes the best solution is, Keep it Simple. Not all solutions need an app or even a mobile page, voice is the truly cross platform solution on mobile. We'll take a look at what can be done with just a phone call and also go on to look at the new breed of Voice based AI tool particularly the Amazons Alexa.