This is a follow-up for Choosing mobile dev platform/framework and looks closer at the seventh step -
Make a list over frameworks you do want to look into ?
It is important to list any framework you think it's worth considering, and probably a few that you don't think is worth considering, as it's quite critical to select the right framework in order to save development time after you have learned a framework.
This is not the step where you start looking at every detail about the framework, only find them, briefly read about them, and decide yes/no on the question: Can I consider this framework?
It is important to list any framework you think it's worth considering, and probably a few that you don't think is worth considering, as it's quite critical to select the right framework in order to save development time after you have learned a framework.
This is not the step where you start looking at every detail about the framework, only find them, briefly read about them, and decide yes/no on the question: Can I consider this framework?
The frameworks I consider for this project are:
- Appcelerator Titanium (appcelerator.com)
- Phonegap (Apache Cordova) (phonegap.com)
- Native iOS + Native Android (And perhaps native WinMo)
- Rhomobile (rhomobile.com)
- Corona SDK (anscamobile.com)
- Moai SDK (getmoai.com)
- Mosync (mosync.com)
- Mono for iOS/Android (xamarin.com/monotouch / xamarin.com/monoforandroid)
- Edgelib (edgelib.com)
- Unity 3D (unity3d.com)
- Marmelade ( madewithmarmalade.com) (Earlier known as airplay sdk)
- appMobi (appmobi.com)
- App Game Kit (appgamekit.com)
- Cocos2D-x (cocos2d-x.org)
- Others I might not have found yet?
You shouldn't even consider pricing of the frameworks at this point, although that might be a major factor to considering a framework.
You might want to consider the platforms you are choosing when looking at various frameworks. For instance, I prefer if a frameworks supports all the platforms I want to target, but for now, I will consider platforms that support at least iOS and Android.
Why don't I include AppInventor, DragonRad, DroidDraw and other click-and-create frameworks? Well... Quite simple: Try to do graphics/drawing/physics in any of them. If you just need forms/push buttons and sending/getting data to/from a website, sure, use any of them, but as soon as you move out of what a click-and-create framework can provide, you should consider a real framework where you can do some actual coding.
If you are going to be a mobile developer, be sure to choose a framework that doesn't limit you from your creative ideas.
Update 7/3: Added cocos2d-x
Update 7/3: Added cocos2d-x
