

Footnote 3 Students also learn how to develop programs with cross-platformfunctionality, meaning the app is developed to run on multiple mobile operating systems simultaneously rather than requiring a separate version of the app for each operating system. As a result, it’s important to read app development course descriptions carefully to make sure they fit one’s needs.Īpp development courses typically entail learning Java programming, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages in a development environment, which is a workspace where programmers can write and make changes to code without permanently altering the finished app.

So, a general app development course may not be necessary if one strictly seeks a programming career in mobile development. After all, Java programming, JavaScript, Python, or any other object-oriented programming language can be used to build apps that are web-based or mobile. With so much app development training available, it's important to know if a course provides a general education in a programming language like Python or JavaScript, or uses a programming language specifically for web development or mobile development.

This entails creating software that can be installed on a mobile device interviewing clients about their app idea fine-tuning visual elements and user experience, which involves making an app interactive implementing services that allow that software to connect to servers and other computers using an application programming interface (API) testing the app on various devices and getting feedback from users. Footnote 1 Broadly speaking, “application development” refers to mobile development. In 2009, Apple started using the slogan, "There's an app for that,” kicking off a mobile development gold rush.
