We can divide the development of mobile applications into mobile APP development, server-side Services development, and the development of operations management related services Operations Management. Then this article compares traditional development and APICloud development. Let’s take a look at the development of an APP. Cost and cycle, how long does it take?
The first part is the development of mobile APP. The development of mobile APP is mainly divided into four parts: UI layout, data communication, open platform SDK, and terminal adaptation Device.
UI layout is usually composed of UI elements, including advertisement column Navi, list List, icon Graph, and animation interaction effect Animation.
Data communication usually considers data format and interface style. The format includes Json and Xml, and the interface style is Restful and Soap.
Commonly used open platform SDKs include sharing, push, payment, positioning, etc.
Terminal adaptation Device mainly includes resolution, version, model l, manufacturer, etc.
The second part is the development of server-side Services at the same time as the mobile terminal.
The development of Services is divided into four parts, database design (Database), business logic implementation (Business), interface encapsulation (Interface), and access control (Gateway).
The third part is the development of operation management related services, mainly including data storage, statistical analysis, version management, system operation and maintenance, etc. These are usually provided by different service providers.
An API joint debugging is required between the last three parts, which is the traditional development mode.
So how much manpower and time does a complete APP development take? Let's simply calculate the development cost.
Mobile APP development usually requires two platforms, Android and IOS. Each platform takes one person a month, and the entire development takes two engineers a month. Business logic implementation, interface encapsulation, each need one person for a month, then a total of two engineers are required for a month. If we do not consider the working time of operation management and API joint debugging, then it will take four engineers a month.
What if you use APICloud for APP development? We only need one team to master one language, based on one data model, and use one API.
For the development of mobile APP, APICloud only needs one engineer for 7 days. Because APICloud provides a client API (Client API), we integrate the interface layout, data communication, open platform SDK integration, and terminal adaptation all functions, developers only need to call the appropriate API according to their needs to complete their own development.
For the development of server-side services, APICloud also needs only one engineer for 7 days. Because APICloud provides cloud API (Cloud API), developers only need to define their own data model instrument structure, and the implementation of business logic will be automatically completed, reducing server-side coding workload by 70%, with typical "cloud" characteristics and "large scale" Data" feature, which greatly simplifies server-side development.
For operation management, APICloud provides a one-stop solution (One-Step Services). Developers only need to call the corresponding cloud API service to use related services.
APICloud is a cloud-integrated platform that provides full service for application development. All services of APICloud can be used through multiple APIs, which is the development mode of APICloud.
Compared with the cost, the traditional model requires 4 developers for a month, while using APICloud only requires 2 developers for 7 days.
This fully explains why APICloud redefines application development.
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