Addressing the Issues in Mobile Application Development

Authors

  • Shriya Gupta Department of Computer Engineering, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), India

Keywords:

Application Development, Challenges and Issues in Mobile, Data Access, Maintenance in Mobile, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices, Native and Cross-Platform Development Tools, Security in Applications, Software Engineering

Abstract

As computer devices adopt new form factors and usability paradigms, mobility has become a byword in software development. The market is flooded with applications for the mobile devices and more and more developers are realizing the immense potential of this expanding market. This paper highlights some of the major issues faced by the developers of mobile applications. It also suggests a context-specific approach to address them.

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Published

2014-07-30

How to Cite

[1]
S. Gupta, “Addressing the Issues in Mobile Application Development”, Int. J. Comp. Sci. Eng., vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 1–5, Jul. 2014.

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Vol. 2 No. 7 (2014): IJCSE July Edition

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Research Article

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