Thursday 30 March 2017

Sencha for Cross-platform Mobile App Development

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 Sencha imparts multiple mobile app development tools that are used for development of cross-platform applications for all major platforms. Specifically, there are three feature-rich frameworks for Sencha app development i.e Sencha Ext JS, Sencha GXT and Sencha Touch. Each of them are installed on premises and available for using in Linux, Windows or Mac operating systems.

Amongst all framework, Sencha touch is only offered as standalone software. However, Sencha Ext JS and Sencha GXT can also be found as part of Sencha platform but it is identified as a complete product for application lifecycle management.

Sencha app development tools helps developers to build cross-platform apps with help of single code base either Java or JavaScript. With the help of single codebase for cross-platform development it reduces timeline for development and also helps developers to focus on the effort for building the best app possible without any hassles for replicating the mobile app number of times for particular needs and requirements for operating system. This translates to faster publication to places like Apple and Google Store and moreover, it imparts faster distribution in case of enterprise apps.

Sencha Ext JS is used to build app with JavaScript

Sencha Ext JS is MVC (model-view-controller) driven helping developers to build apps with the help of JavaScript Web language. It is best suited for organizations with multi-person development teams. There are three editions of Ext JS with its own cost. Maintenance and support is added with each license with distribution rights for building apps.

JavaScript allows applications to leverage HTML5 and executes on devices Web application, thus permitting developers to build apps that are compatible on different platforms. Ext JS provides developers with multiple UI widgets for things like lists, forms, menus, panels, toolbars and windows. These are also available with preset themes for instant deployment.

This tool also integrated a layout manager giving developers a control over device-specific data for display, screen and browser sizes and even features a responsive configuration system allowing the components of app to change varying in displays and browser size.

Sencha GXT is used to build app with Java

Sencha GXT is mobile app development tool helping developers to build apps with Java. It is best suited for all organizations with multi-person development teams. The framework has only one edition. Maintenance and support is added with each license with distribution rights for building apps.

GXT makes use of GWT (Google Web Toolkit) compiler to translate the Java code into HTML5 code, that enables the application developed to have cross-platform functionality by executing the web app. Alike, Ext JS, GXt also provides the users customizable UI widgets. Moreover it also allows client side data collections and features support for GWT RPC, RequestFactory and JSON.

Sencha Touch gives the native feel for cross-platform apps

Sencha Touch is one of the MVC tools for mobile app development that helps developers to build apps using JavaScript. Touch is used more for individual developers. Unlike Ext JS and GXT, Sencha Touch is available without any cost and can be downloaded easily from the Sencha’s website.

Similar to Ext JS, Sencha Touch enables applications to leverage HTML5 and execute on device as web application. However, it differs from Ext JS as it relies heavily on leveraging device hardware acceleration, giving application more native functionality and thus classifying them not as Web but hybrid apps.
Touch provides developers more than 50 high-performance UI widgets that is built specifically for the mobile platforms, and themes for Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows to give developed apps the most native experience. Moreover, it also features an adaptive layout engine that automatically determines and implements the most optimized resolution, animation settings and scrolling that is based on device platform.

Touch is completely integrated with Apache Cordova APIs, that ensures full functionality with the device features like camera and GPS. This indicates that developers can focus their efforts on building the best app possible without a need to worry about app and the device’s features do not perform in harmony.

Concluding Note

The team of LetsNurture is expert in implementing Sencha Touch MVC-based JavaScript mobile app framework for building cross-platform hybrid mobile apps. If you are looking forward to hire Sencha touch developers to handle your mobile app work then you are at right place. Moreover, if you want to enhance your customer experience and take a leap ahead of your business with customized mobile applications, get a quote.

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