Using the open source NativeScript framework, developers can build
native iOS, Android and Windows Universal apps with JavaScript
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
today announced the beta availability of NativeScript™,
an open source framework enabling developers to use JavaScript to build
native mobile apps running on all major mobile platforms, including
Apple iOS, Google Android and, in the future, Windows Universal. The
NativeScript framework is designed to be very familiar to developers
comfortable with web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript,
minimizing the learning curve for web developers interested in building
native mobile apps. It also uses an innovative method to expose 100
percent of underlying native device APIs to NativeScript developers,
including immediate support for new APIs in new versions of iOS and
Android.
Telerik,
a Progress company, and Progress see the NativeScript framework
complementing mobile web and hybrid development approaches, like Apache
Cordova and PhoneGap, for cross-platform app development, affording
developers the luxury to continue to use JavaScript while gaining direct
access to native APIs and UI built using high-performance, native
platform UI components. With the NativeScript framework, developers can
truly use a single skill set to build web, hybrid and native
applications.
"Two years ago, we recognized a need with the JavaScript community and
Telerik began working with developers to make the native app development
experience better, and we couldn't be more pleased with the results,"
said Aaron Mahimainathan, SVP DevTools and Telerik Platform, Progress.
"NativeScript changes everything we know about native app development by
providing a simple, easy and modern way to build cross-platform native
mobile applications with JavaScript to deliver the best possible user
experience provided by the native OS."
Developed by Telerik, a Progress company, and available under the Apache
v2 open source license at NativeScript.org, the NativeScript framework
enables developers to write JavaScript that can directly access native
APIs. This means NativeScript apps have native performance and full API
access, identical to apps created with native platform languages. With
the NativeScript framework, developers can write just one app that works
on every platform. As a result, developers save considerable development
effort and don't need to learn Objective C, Java and C# or have past
experience with any native platform to use it. They can leverage their
existing JavaScript skills to develop mobile apps. NativeScript support
is also built in to Telerik AppBuilder, part of the Telerik end-to-end
mobile application development platform, offering developers premium,
no-setup tooling for building NativeScript apps.
"I believe the NativeScript framework is going to revolutionize the
mobile application marketplace," said Ian Price, Head of Development,
Sharesoft. "Building mobile apps from a single code base enables
developers to re-use features and functionality across platforms, which
simplifies mobile app development and significantly increases
productivity. I'm also impressed by how easily I've been able to develop
native, cross-platform applications using familiar web development tools
and skills."
A preview of the NativeScript framework was released to a select group
of early adopters in June 2014. Since then, it has evolved into a robust
framework that is ready for public beta. To join the program, please
visit www.NativeScript.org.
To learn more, view our recent webinar here http://youtu.be/8hr4E9eodS4?t=5m1s
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About Progress
Progress (NASDAQ:
PRGS) is a global software company that simplifies the development,
deployment and management of business applications on-premise or in the
cloud, on any platform or device, to any data source, with enhanced
performance, minimal IT complexity and low total cost of ownership.
Progress can be reached at www.progress.com
or 1-781-280-4000.
Progress, NativeScript, and Telerik are trademarks or registered
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or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks
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Progress
Kim Leadley, +1 888-365-2779
kim.leadley@progress.com
Source: Progress
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