How Telerik Platform Can Help You Build Your Next Mobile App

Building native or hybrid mobile applications can be a notoriously difficult task. Unlike building for the web, each operating system requires an understanding of a unique set of languages and tools before development can begin.

While some may be able to hire an agency and spend several thousand dollars to have their application built, others simply do not have that ability due to time, resource or financial constraints.

Thankfully, Telerik Platform will help you build your own application without the hassle of external agencies and large development costs.

The Platform

Telerik Platform exists to simplify application development for both hybrid and native mobile apps. This idea is so heavily woven into Telerik's product philosophy that getting started doesn't even require downloading an SDK.

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This is because building on Telerik Platform takes place within its in-browser IDE. In your application design phase, you can make use of Telerik's built-in design themes to see how your application will look and feel, all while running live data. Since Telerik leverages Phonegap/Cordova, you can build your application with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, while still deploying to multiple platforms.

Telerik provides project templates so that commonly used components won't need to be built from scratch. Take, for example, this calendar widget, which can be added to any Telerik app builder project at the click of a button. After all of your code is written, you can test, deploy, and gather analytics on your application, without ever having to leave Telerik Platform.

Building an Application

Let's build a sample to-do list application to quickly get an idea of how Telerik Platform works. After signing up for a free trial, start by selecting a blank hybrid app template in your dashboard.

After submitting your initial app description and template settings, you'll be taken to a dashboard where you can begin customizing the application.

Since this is a simple to-do list application, you'll only need one view. In Telerik Platform, a view is a unique section of your application. A to-do list only really needs one unique section, since it only provides one feature. Title this view "Task List".

This also means that you don't need any sort of navigation, since opening the application should take you directly to the only feature the application has to offer.

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by Tim Evko via SitePoint