Gone are the days of building mobile applications being a cumbersome task; advancements in tech and frameworks have made things easier and quicker for developers. However, for organizations that manage several teams and several projects, development process consistency can sometimes be a challenge. It is vital that each team practices the same methodologies/keeps a shared knowledge base to develop scalable, maintainable mobile apps.
So at 1POINT1 we want to cut mobile app development using battle-tested technology (AWS Amplify and React Native)! They not only accelerate the agile development cycle, but also offer the ability to customize apps on the spot, reducing the need to manage infrastructure. In this blog we will explore how these technologies can help you develop applications faster in a more robust manner and present a mechanism for streamlining the approach to application development across different projects using AWS Amplify’s templating capabilities.
Why React Native and AWS Amplify Are the Perfect Pair
React Native became the most preferred framework for mobile applications development. Advantages Of Hybrid Mobile App Development Tool: It provides the performance and user experience of native apps, saves development time as well as money. React Native is not just used for one mobile platform, the most important thing is that it allows the same development model and code reuse for iOS and Android devices.
To complement the development experience, AWS Amplify offers an extensive toolkit that integrates seamlessly with React Native. Amplify helps with adding critical cloud features such as authentication, APIs and databases with the lowest configuration. Whether introducing user auth, or connecting to backend services, Amplify abstracts the heavy lifting for you, so you can focus on what matters: great user experience.
Simplifying the Setup Process
We have done multiple mobile projects, and one of the most challenging parts of the setup of a new mobile project. But something that can take a lot of time is to setup the environment, configure cloud services and keep dependencies aligned. With a streamlined approach from 1POINT1, setting up your mobile app project with AWS Amplify and React Native is seamless.
You can begin with a new React Native Project using create-react-native-app command. From there, you run a basic amplify init to bootstrap AWS Amplify. This action sets up the necessary AWS resources such as IAM roles, CloudFormation stacks and S3 buckets required to deploy your project. Once it is set, you can add features at the click(command) of a button, like authentication (amplify add auth), APIs (amplify add api), all in organization, in optimized code manner.
Building a Standardized Mobile App Foundation
When developing an app across several teams or working on different projects, it’s important to have a consistent app-development approach. AWS Amplify will also allow you to define a reusable template for your mobile apps. This allows you to spin up the same foundational setup in other app accounts just by executing the amplify init --app [your-GitHub-project-url]. This ensures all projects are built from the same baseline, to maintain consistency across your entire organization.
This technique works especially well for teams working on alike projects or sharing the same backend. You can clone the template and you can customize it, to get started quickly rather than redoing the setup for every new app. Having the organizational aspects of infrastructure done already can be a huge time save, freeing developers to spend more of their time building features.
Making Mobile App Development More Efficient with Tigerbud
We can definitely polish it a little more despite the previous steps make most of things relatively easier. For teams that require an initial set of app components and AWS resources, 1POINT1 presents Tigerbud, an open-source starter template created to make the app-building process even smoother. So with Tigerbud comes a complete suite of customizable app components already wired to sample backend services. You donít have to build from the ground up, allowing you to build on top of that foundation instantly, which saves you time and energy.
Tigerbud also integrates with AWS Amplify, meaning that developers can skip the repetitive setup and focus on customizing the application to specific business needs. You hardly configure anything and your app is ready to deploy thanks to the powerful pre-built backend services and UI components.
Key Benefits of Standardized Mobile Development
- Consistency Across Projects: By using the same foundational template, teams can avoid discrepancies between apps, making it easier to maintain and update projects.
- Faster Development: The time saved from setting up infrastructure and components can be reinvested into feature development, improving overall efficiency.
- Reduced Costs: Standardization leads to cost savings by reducing the amount of repetitive work and streamlining the development process.
- Scalability: With AWS Amplify’s cloud services, your app can easily scale as user demand increases, without needing to manage complex infrastructure.
Wrapping Up
Discover at 1POINT1how a well structured, uniform and fast mobile app development can change your game. We choose React Native + AWS Amplify to provide a good code base and can be easily scalable and consistent across projects. Regardless of your size, whether it be a small startup or a large enterprise, our approach to mobile application development ensures cost-effectiveness, efficiency and high-quality app delivery.
Contact 1POINT1 if you're ready to advance your mobile development. With the knowledge of deadlines, usability, business requirements, and platform requirements, we can help you on your way to navigating the complications of app development and supply you with the experience you need to create apps that pop in this competitive atmosphere.
