in Addition to all of the challenges already existing in day-to-day of a professional developer – or that you want to turn pro – in the mobile market, there is the difficulty that is developing in three languages distinct to offer apps for the three major platforms in the industry. Most of the professionals end up taking the path of iOS, being one of the reasons the fact that it is a market more lucrative than the other.
Already created several platforms that try to work around this problem. One of them, the software Xamarin, it allows the programmer to create programs in the language C# and export it so that it works both on iOS as on Android and on the Universal Platform of Windows. The company was acquired by Microsoft in February, but still represents a small challenge, at least for Android developers: the language.
Who works with Google’s system is more familiar to Java. To use the Xamarin, it would be necessary to learn C#, which is usually a hurdle that developers prefer to avoid, especially when you are already quite familiar with certain programming codes. Now, it was created a solution for these professionals – and enthusiasts: the tool MechDome.
Develop a single Android app using the tools and APIs you already know. MechDome automatically converts the Android app on a iOS and OS X without the need for engineering work. There is no need of IDEs, proprietary or learn APIs private. Its apps for iOS and OS X are ready at the time that your Android app is ready. It is not emulation or virtualization. Your application runs natively and behaves the way users expect.
With the MechDome, the developer only needs to send the APK of your Android application and you will receive a version for iOS and OS X automatically converted, which only needs to then be sent to the App Store. According to the website of XDA Developers, the tool actually works, with some limitations, and there are examples already available in the App Store, as a client of Reddit, the RedReader (link to the App Store), and a client of Sudoku open source, the Sudoku Pro Ω (link to the App Store).
If you want to know more information MechDome, please visit the official website (in English).
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