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Mobile application development has become a huge market with the rise in the popularity of smartphones and tablets. This is evident from the fact that number of mobile applications on all mobile platforms exceed two million apps. This is a huge number and it is slated to increase even further with over half a dozen mobile platforms coming into picture. But this convergence of mobile trends is setting the stage for disparity among developers as it becomes more and more difficult to support applications on different platforms. The biggest reason for it is that creating native applications for each platform requires programming in the native language of that particular platform. With half a dozen platforms and each having its own SDK along with native language, developers are finding it very hard to support each and every platforms. The biggest gainers of this race have been Android and iOS who already have a plethora of applications in their respective app market. During this time, various technologies have spruced up that have made developing applications very easy. The rise of HTML5 is one such thing as there are many applications being developed using this technology. Although applications developed using HTML5 are not performance oriented as compared to native development, it makes it easy for the developers to support multiple platforms. It is low on cost and the developers only have to write the code once to create applications on different platforms using CSS. Native application development on the other hand is platform dependent and uses development tools and language utilized by the respective platforms. This means that if developers want to have native applications in Apple App store as well as Google Play store, then they would have to code applications in C and Java respectively. This involves rigorous coding and it consumes a lot of time. But if they develop the application using HTML5, then not only their time is saved but they only have to write the code once for porting it to different platforms. Now analysts believe that in the coming years mobile app developers would start to prefer HTML5 based development over native in order to support multiple platforms. Debate is on whether it would lower the quality of applications due to the fact that they are not native applications, but many analysts believe that developers would take cognizance of this fact and emphasize on using a hybrid method rather than fully going for HTML5. A hybrid application uses core functionality of a native development but overall is easy to port to other platforms. With BYOD (bring your own device) also gaining popularity among enterprises, it has become imperative for organizations to have their application on multiple platforms. If they choose to go for native development then it poses a huge burden on resources as the cost and time taken to develop native applications is more. In order to sustain the resources of the enterprise, going for HTML5/hybrid development would be best possible way. The future of mobile apps development is bright and with option like consumer-centric as well as enterprise-centric market, mobile app developers are set to fire up the stage with some creative and innovative applications that would revolutionize the way users communicate and access information.
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