Best Programming Languages for Effective Mobile App Development

The language you select for mobile app development can make a world of a difference and can turn the app from a great success to tremendous frustration or vice versa. Every mobile app developer has a list of options, but knowing which Mobile Application Development Platform (whether it is Appception, Appcelerator or Appear IQ) and the programming language to work on eventually makes all the difference.

Developers invest time and efforts working on languages and systems. But which one should you choose? Let us take a look at the different programming languages for mobile app development.

HTML5

If you wish to build a Web-fronted application for a mobile device, HTML5 is a good option. The eventual standard makes various data types easy to insert, levels browser playing field, rationalizes the input parameters and addresses different screen sizes.

From cost to efficiency, HTML5 gives you the benefit of building on the current version of HTML. If you want to walk a path that is browser-based, HTML5 is the best choice for primary language.

Java

Java is the object-oriented programming language and is one of the most frequently used languages for programming. From a performance perspective, Java runs in two different ways –

• in a browser window
• in a virtual machine not requiring a browser

This flexibility means a lot when it comes to updating software and re-using code. If you're aiming at Android as your main platform, Java is useful for you.

C++

When you need to develop for Windows and Android, C++ is the best choice for object-oriented dreams. It is used to build apps for virtually any purpose on every platform that exists. It is usable for low-level programming as it is still the go-to language for platforms that are not Apple.

Objective-C

While the rest of the world was developing software with C++, Apple opted for Objective C as its primary language for programming. Objective C is also a superset of C-language. It has a number of functions that specially deal with I/O, display and graphics. Objective-C is part of Apple development framework and fully integrated into all MacOS and iOS frameworks. However, it is going to be replaced by the next language in the Apple ecosystem.

Swift

The latest APIs of Apple are Cocoa & Cocoa Touch. The language that writes code for these is Swift. Swift is written to work beside Objective-C. Swift is designed to remove the possibility of the security vulnerabilities and risks that were still possible when using Objective-C. If you are beginning to develop iOS apps, Swift is your starting point.