Ionic framework development South Africa

Ionic framework development South Africa

Some of the top reasons to use the ionic framework for mobile app development are:

1. Ionic is open source

This means that the ionic framework is accessible to everyone who has the ability to learn it. By being open source it attracted many developers, which means if you have a mobile app that is using the ionic framework, you will easily find an ionic developer to take over that existing project. This fact is an important consideration, you must have future options for your product and thus it is a safe choice to go the ionic framework route in South Africa.

2. Support and help is freely and widely available

As ionic is such a popular choice for cross platform and hybrid mobile app development, there is no shortage of online support, and most issues you face you will receive a solution for by asking the ever-growing community of ionic developers. This is also the case when you decide to use WordPress as your backend for your website. Most problems you face on WordPress can be solved by asking the question in an online support Forum. On the contrast, if you do native app development using Android studio or xCode, it may take a little longer to solve some potential issues.

3. Debugging and testing

It is quite easy do testing for mobile applications built using the ionic framework. There are various applications which allows you to see the application perform in different environments. From that knowledge gained, the ionic app can then be debugged accordingly.

4. Design and Style

Often it is necessary to sacrifice great design and a sleek user interface when developing cross-platform apps. Fortunately, this is not the case when using the ionic framework. The CSS and JavaScript offer an above average customisation level for and style of the user interface.

5. Ability to use native functionality

By using Ionic Framework Development South Africa you also gain access to native device modules that provide functionality such as Bluetooth, gallery, photo upload, SMS, contacts, calendar, wi-fi and other native device features. These native features simply mean that the ionic code is able to speak to the code of the device operating system, and in so doing software and hardware features become available on the device, for mobile application development purposes. An example of this would be using device location to display the nearest “factory shop”, and then using device GPS Maps to navigate to that shop.

6. One codebase to publish into Apple and Android

Although it seems like Apple is becoming the next Nokia and Blackberry in South Africa. Probably the biggest benefit of ionic framework development, is the fact that you code a single codebase, which then allows you to publish the app in Google Play and into the Apple app store. In contrast, native development of an application requires that separate developments take place. The native development for Google Play would take place using Android studio and JavaScript. Where the native development for the Apple version is done inside xCode. Of course, by needing to do separate developments and then connecting those developments to sync with the same database, it takes much longer and is a much more expensive development.
In most cases the native development upsides, may not be relevant to the project and the budget. This is why, many successful apps in South Africa are in fact built using the ionic framework.

7. Source code agility

An ionic framework project source code can easily be pushed onto GitHub. Would you want to move the project to a different developer it is very easy to do so. The learning curve to get up to speed with the ionic framework project is not as steep as the learning curve to get up to speed with native development projects.

8. Web app version

For many commercial apps, having a web app version is critical to the success of the platform. A web app allows a user to continue using the app when they log on to the desktop PC or laptop. Typically the use case here would be; the user places an order on the app while at home in bed, then completes placing that same order at work on the pc. Everything is synced. It is often important the customer can access the app on the web, and the web app version is what allows that to happen. The ionic framework uses angular JS, and this allows the creation of a web app version of the project in a relatively short amount of time. Shorter time means reduced development cost, and more budget for marketing and customer acquisition!

9. Modular development phases

Using the ionic framework it is also possible to easily define and breakdown specific modular phases for development. By identifying and breaking down an app development project into phases, it may become even more cost-effective as an approach, and it has the benefit that the client can see the progress and pay as they go.

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