Developing for Mobile

Picking a platform

The post popular mobile platforms are:

• iOS (Objective-C, Swift)
• Android (Java)

iOS

Pros:

• Large userbase

Cons:

• Submitting an app to the store requires a yearly $99 subscription for an Apple developer account

Android

Pros:

• Platform is very flexible with what the app is allowed to access

Cons:

• Device fragmentation - Lots of users will have different os and hardware

Michigan Hackers Tech Talks:

• Teach Me How to Android
• Learn How to iOS workshop