Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu...
by girvo on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @11:08AM
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Mmm, yeah that's a good point, I didn't think that quite through, and to be honest I've not used Xamarin myself. How does it handle the UI layer? Is it re-done for each platform, using C# but with the Android UI and iPhone UI classes?
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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu...
by pistle on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @11:26AM
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It's up to you, but mostly, yeah, you write out as much into the shared code area (C#) as possible then, write up/wire up your UI layer using native layout tooling. How far you go to using stuff like iOS storyboards or just doing code-based implementations (C#) is up to you. You have the flexibility.
This yields a massive reduction in time and cost associated with managing multiple code bases while holding onto the native experience.
It's not quite as fluid as html+css, but you don't hear nearly the performance-horror stories.