Appcelerator
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Feb 5, 2015
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Appcelerator
Platform as a ServiceWhat is Appcelerator?
Appcelerator is the first mobile platform to combine the flexibility of open source development technologies with the power of cloud services.
Appcelerator is a tool in the Platform as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Library of over 20 pre-built common services that are both proven and robust, to reduce integration time and risk, services such as push notification, status updates, photo storage, and social integration, or create your own custom cloud services.Client-side APIs for any development platform (e.g. Titanium, iOS SDK, Android SDK)Extensibility enabling you to build your own custom cloud application development services in Node.js on the Appcelerator cloud for all your mobile apps.
Appcelerator Pros & Cons
Pros of Appcelerator
- ✓Android
- ✓Easy to learn
- ✓Open Source
- ✓Great community
- ✓IOS
- ✓Javascript
- ✓Angular.js beta
- ✓Free
- ✓Lots of native modules, components, libraries
- ✓MVC-based
Cons of Appcelerator
- ✗No online IDE
Appcelerator Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Appcelerator?
NGINX
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WordPress
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Apache HTTP Server
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