Cross-Platform Development

  1. Fundamental Concepts and Terminology
    1. Native Development
      1. Platform-Specific Languages
        1. iOS Development with Swift
          1. iOS Development with Objective-C
            1. Android Development with Kotlin
              1. Android Development with Java
                1. Windows Development with C#
                  1. macOS Development with Swift
                  2. Native SDKs and APIs
                    1. Platform SDK Architecture
                      1. Direct Hardware Access
                        1. OS-Specific Features
                        2. Native Development Advantages
                          1. Maximum Performance
                            1. Full Platform Feature Access
                              1. Platform-Optimized UI
                              2. Native Development Limitations
                                1. Multiple Codebases
                                  1. Higher Development Costs
                                    1. Specialized Team Requirements
                                  2. Web-Based Development
                                    1. Traditional Web Applications
                                      1. Browser-Based Access
                                        1. Responsive Design Principles
                                          1. Cross-Browser Compatibility
                                          2. Progressive Web Apps
                                            1. Service Worker Technology
                                              1. Offline Functionality
                                                1. App-Like Installation
                                                  1. Push Notification Support
                                                  2. Web App Limitations
                                                    1. Limited Device Access
                                                      1. Performance Constraints
                                                        1. Platform Integration Gaps
                                                      2. Hybrid Development
                                                        1. WebView Container Concept
                                                          1. Native Shell with Web Content
                                                            1. JavaScript Bridge Communication
                                                              1. HTML5 and CSS3 Integration
                                                              2. Hybrid Advantages
                                                                1. Web Technology Leverage
                                                                  1. Rapid Development
                                                                    1. Easy Content Updates
                                                                    2. Hybrid Limitations
                                                                      1. Performance Overhead
                                                                        1. Platform Look-and-Feel Issues
                                                                          1. Limited Native Feature Access
                                                                        2. Cross-Platform Architecture Patterns
                                                                          1. Shared Codebase Models
                                                                            1. Complete Code Sharing
                                                                              1. Partial Code Sharing
                                                                                1. Logic-Only Sharing
                                                                                2. Platform Abstraction Layers
                                                                                  1. Hardware Abstraction
                                                                                    1. OS API Abstraction
                                                                                      1. UI Component Abstraction
                                                                                      2. Native Bridge Concepts
                                                                                        1. Communication Mechanisms
                                                                                          1. Data Serialization
                                                                                            1. Asynchronous Operations

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                                                                                        3. Cross-Platform Development Approaches