DocumentCode :
652627
Title :
Real Challenges in Mobile App Development
Author :
Joorabchi, M.E. ; Mesbah, Ali ; Kruchten, Philippe
Author_Institution :
Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
fYear :
2013
fDate :
10-11 Oct. 2013
Firstpage :
15
Lastpage :
24
Abstract :
Context: Mobile app development is a relatively new phenomenon that is increasing rapidly due to the ubiquity and popularity of smartphones among end-users. Objective: The goal of our study is to gain an understanding of the main challenges developers face in practice when they build apps for different mobile devices. Method: We conducted a qualitative study, following a Grounded Theory approach, in which we interviewed 12 senior mobile developers from 9 different companies, followed by a semi-structured survey, with 188 respondents from the mobile development community. Results: The outcome is an overview of the current challenges faced by mobile developers in practice, such as developing apps across multiple platforms, lack of robust monitoring, analysis, and testing tools, and emulators that are slow or miss many features of mobile devices. Conclusion: Based on our findings of the current practices and challenges, we highlight areas that require more attention from the research and development community.
Keywords :
mobile computing; smart phones; grounded theory approach; mobile app development; mobile development community; mobile devices; smartphones; Androids; Companies; Humanoid robots; Interviews; Mobile communication; Smart phones; Testing; mobile app development; mobile platforms; qualitative study;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, 2013 ACM / IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
ISSN :
1938-6451
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-5056-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ESEM.2013.9
Filename :
6681334
Link To Document :
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