Key Factors for Rapid Application Development While Developing Mobile Apps

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Why Everyone Wants an App

• Across platforms, users have been relying on
  applications for personal and professional
  activities alike.
• Enterprises have also begun to rely on apps to
  allow employees secure access to corporate data,
  irrespective of time or location.
• This has done wonders to increase employee
  productivity and establishes innovative ways to
  increase profit margins.
• The demand for apps has made it increasingly
  difficult for developers to hit the market within
  the planned time frame.
• IT teams find themselves battling against time to
  make their mark. Naturally, rapid application
  development platforms have become a developers
  preferred solution.

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Key Factors to Think About Before Selecting an
Enterprise RAD Platform

• Interactive visual capabilities
• A rapid application development platform can
  build a finished application within three to four
  months.
• If a platform provider lets developers drag and
  drop components in the app creation process, it
  saves much time as opposed to designing
  components from scratch.
• Rapid prototyping If a RAD platform can get
  working prototypes to potential users and
  stakeholders swiftly, it helps developers
  calibrate the app according to real-world
  preferences of potential customers.
• Seamless backend integration
• A RAD Platform with out-of-the-box backend
  connectors saves time on extended integration
  processes, thus saving time.

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• Low-Code
• RAD Platforms must be low or no code to
  facilitate rapid app development.
• Low code platforms use automated code generation,
  thus relieving developers of the need to manually
  write endless lines of code.
• Alignment with Common Standards
• RAD Platforms must adhere to common industry
  standards like HTML5.
• Open source capabilities also help with easier
  integration and avoid issues that may arise from
  proprietary systems.
• Ability to Reuse Code and Components
• A RAD Platform that lets IT teams reuse code and
  design components is essential.
• This allows for apps to be upgraded and changed
  according to user feedback at short notice.
• Mobile Platform Optimization
• It is important to choose a RAD Platform that is
  able to support native functionality for
  most-used mobile platforms like Android and iOS.
• This saves a great deal of time as developers do
  not need to build this functionality into each
  app from scratch.

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Conclusion

• If chosen after focusing on the above issues, a
  RAD Platform can be a force to reckon with.
• As an organization utilizes this immensely
  powerful asset, it can meet more ambitious
  time-to-market goals.
• Apps created with RAD Platforms also create more
  user-friendly and efficient apps, thus leaving no
  loopholes in the final product.

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