1. Real quick, just to understand the audience, how many of you:
Know a programming language?
Have worked with some form of web or application development before?
Know Object Oriented Programming?
Won’t rely on the powerpoint too much

2. Mobile Development…

3. What’s up with that?
Source: Google Image Search of ‘Confused Dog’

4. What’s up with that?
Source: Google Image Search of ‘Smart Puppy’

5. Welcome! Who am I? What is Girl Develop It? Gurtej Singh
iOS Software Engineer
Technology Director, Hip Hop University
SwiftCLT Meetup Organizer
What is Girl Develop It?

6. Some “Rules” Survey of a broad topic, mostly on native dev
No code will be written today
Questions always welcome
Relaxed and Informal Discussion,
Presentation should be used to get a sense of what you’d like to know more about

7. Why Women in Mobile Dev?

8. Why Mobile Dev?
iOS and Android brief platform overview, Apple vs Google

9. Why Women in Mobile Dev? Diversity in Tech and Digital Inclusion
Mobile technology is visible
Breaks down barriers for all

10. Web vs. Mobile Dev Basic Terminology Programming Languages
Swift for iOS, Java for Android
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
Xcode for iOS, Android Studio for Android
Testing & Debugging
App Store Submissions
IDEs: Quick word on Windows vs. Mac for development
Testing & Debugging: Android has Firebase Test Lab but more device fragmentation
App Store Submissions: Google Play Developer Console has no real app review process but takes much quicker to get to production

11. RESTful Web Services
REST = Representational state transfer
RESTful Web Services conform to the REST architecture (Client-Server, Stateless, Cacheable, Layered system, Uniform Interface)
RESTful API, send an HTTP request to URL (GET, POST, etc), and wait for something to return

12. Relevant Design Patterns
Singleton
iOS: Key Value Observing (KVO) and Delegation
Model View Controller (MVC)
Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Source: Wikimedia

13. Teams Involved Software Engineers for UI and Services (Devs)
Project Managers & Business Analysts (PMs & BAs)
Quality Assurance (QAs)
User Experience (UX)
Singleton example: The database connection

14. Considerations in Mobile Development
Screen Size, Orientation, Universal Apps
Touch-Based Interactions
Visual Layouts and Constraints
iOS Storyboard and Android Layout Editor
App Store Reviews
Users’ Limited Attention

15. Advanced Considerations
Security & Permissions
Battery Life
Memory Leaks
Notifications
Animation
Binary App Size
Threading & Concurrency
Wearables
iOS/Android Multitasking
State Preservation
Use of Hardware

16. Okay… So what’s the best choice between Android and iOS development?

17. Hybrid Solutions
Xamarin
Cordova
React Native

18. A Sample of Women I Follow
Natasha
Erica
Ayaka
Jessie
Kristina

19. Wrapping Up Additional Resources
Stack Overflow
Wikipedia
Twitter
Apple/Google Developer Guides
Big Nerd Ranch
SwiftCLT Meetup:
Mon 9/26 6pm at OMB
Special Thanks!
Q&A