30th October 2014

Jaoued Ahmed

Native to Native mobile code conversion

bit.ly/droidconuk14

MyAppConverter

Outline

•  About us•  The Problem•  MyAppConverter•  Short demo•  What’s next?•  Q&A

Outline

•  About us•  The Problem•  MyAppConverter•  Short demo•  What’s next?•  Q&A

•  Founded in December 2013•  Along with co-founders Karim El Mazouni,

Kamal Youbi & John Pluthero •  Current status:

–  Currently in private beta (iOS to Android)–  Public Launch January 2015–  Native Android to native iOS code conversion Q1

2015

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About us

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About us

Outline

•  About us•  The Problem•  MyAppConverter•  Short demo•  What’s next?•  Q&A

Why is it still difficult to port mobile apps across multiple platforms?

•  Huge fragmentation across devices and Operating Systems, and within OS versions

•  Current cross-platform solutions have strong limitations causing significant porting issues (capabilities, features, performance)

•  Majority of developers prefer Native Development and will know at best two development platforms

•  Shipping a mobile app across multiple platforms is a costly solution reserved to the wealthy ones

The Problem

Outline

•  About us•  The Problem•  MyAppConverter•  Short demo•  What’s next?•  Q&A

•  The one thing that everyone will own is a smartphone•  We believe that apps should be available to all, instantly and

cheaply.•  We believe rewriting your app to support other platforms is a

waste of a developer's time and creativity. •  We will free developers from the tyranny of platform by

creating an automated, instant native to native code conversion service and a place where developers can talk, share and enhance their skills.

•  This world belongs to you, HACKERS & DEVELOPERS!

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Our vision

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What is MyAppConverter?

Hackers should create apps not port them

What we are building

•  The world’s first true native to native mobile code converter

•  A community site where developers can use the code conversion service, share knowledge & experience

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Our vision

What is MyAppConverter?

No SDK to download No Runtime

All platforms Peace of Mind

Instant & AutomaticNative to Native Code Conversion

(Online or via IDE plugin)

Your converted code is native with no embedded runtime for

maximum performance

Currently supporting iOS to Android & will be

extended to other platforms

We don't store nor share any of your data and code

Project codeSource OS

Project codeTarget OS

Models(Target OS)

Mapping

Parsing

Transformation

Automatic Code Generation

Models(Source OS)

Metamodels Metamodels

MyAppConverter: How does it work?

OS Code Modeled:

•  Language Structure•  Algorithm•  Resources•  Frameworks•  Functionalities

MyAppConverter: PARSING

1.  Capabilities •  Multi-language •  Consistency, Coherency, Integrity•  Evolutive

2. Current supported languages•  Java, •  Obj-C•  C++•  XML•  and other resources

MyAppConverter: TRANSFORMATION

1.  Transformation •  based on MDE•  Model to model•  Pre-defined mapping between framework

abstraction using Metamodels2.  Metamodels

1.  Abstract representation of a mobile app running on a given smartphone

Mobile Application Meta-model

Device Specification Meta-Model

Mobile Operating System Meta-model

Operating System Meta-model

Hardware Specification Meta-model

MyAppConverter: MAPPING

Mobile App OS1

Mobile App OS2

Technology Technology

Architecture Architecture

Business Business

Semantic SemanticSemantic Mappings

Process Meta-model

UI Meta-modelService Meta-model

…

Data Definitions

ConnectivityComponents

…

Frameworks

OSLanguages

…

MyAppConverter: Code Generation

•  From the transformed model•  Templating•  Native target code•  Documented, readable, and changeable

Outline

•  About us•  The Problem•  MyAppConverter•  Short demo•  What’s next?•  Q&A

•  SimpleGLkit game from http://www.raywenderlich.com/9776/how-to-create-a-simple-2d-iphone-game-with-opengl-es-2-0-and-glkit-part-2

•  Tweejump –https://github.com/haqu/tweejump•  Tetris- https://github.com/zanneth/UITetris•  FlappyFLY - Anagrams https://github.com/amni/IOS-Anagram-Game •  Private beta user games

 

MyAppConverter : examples of converted apps

  iOS ANDROIDRuntime Foundation, Core

foundationJava Core Lib

Graphics CoreGraphics, QuartzCore,UIKit

AndroidView, AndroidGraphics,

Animations CoreAnimation, GL(GLKit,OpenAL,O

penGL), SpriteKit, Cocos2d

AndroidOpenGL, AndroidScenes, AndroidAnimation, Cocos2d

Media AudioToolBox, AVFondation

AndroidMedia (effect, AudioFX)

MyAppConverter : Current Coverage

Outline

•  About us•  The Problem•  MyAppConverter•  Short demo•  What’s next?•  Q&A

Android

IOS

Windows

Ubuntu

Tizen Bada

BB-OS

Web-OS

What’s next?

We’re rolling!

What’s next?

•  Private Beta feedback from iOS/Android developers on the current scope

•  The initial scope is for native iOS to native Android mobile game conversion (Cocos2d, SpriteKit, UIKit &GLKit)

•  We will complete all iOS frameworks by end of Dec.•  Public opening in January 2015•  Android to iOS code conversion starts Q1 2015

Some feedback from our private beta users

Awesome!

C. C.iOS Indie Developer, Romania

Insanely Awesome!

M. F.iOS Indie Developer,

Australia

Fantastic! Makes me rethink my commercial strategy

M. R.CTO & Co-founderParis, France

You guys save me time and money.J. M.Indie Developer, LA, USA

My Android team loves it!H. R.CEOMumbai, India

MyAppConverter & YOU

•  It offers you a more natural way to convert your app to other platforms

•  Its native, readable, changeable, re-useable… it’s all yours

•  Other platform functionalities will be covered and accessible on your development environment

•  You will be participating in the strategic technology coverage

•  You will be able to cover by yourself/thru the community the missing parts (frameworks)

•  You will be part of the community…your community

Come and see us at our stand in the Gallery Hall

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What’s next?

Outline

About usThe ProblemMyAppConverterShort demoWhat’s next?Q&A

30th October 2014

Jaoued Ahmed

Native to Native mobile code conversion

bit.ly/droidconuk14

MyAppConverter