## Welcome to SMARTs!
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## Lectures
* Youtube stream
* archive at [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyOLaRly1bD7dBqZXdBLS0Q)
## Labs
* in person
* no computers in lab, so [setup your environment](problemset.00.the.environment.html) first!
## Score
* small projects during semester
* Hackathon
* final project (with specific requirements)
# Week 01
miroslav.binas@tuke.sk / [**SMART**](https://kurzy.kpi.fei.tuke.sk/smart)
## What is a Smart Device?
> A **smart device** is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks via different wireless protocols, that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously.
> ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_device))
## The 3 Types
of Mobile Experiences
Native Apps
## Advantages
* great performance
* great UX
* access to native API
* great support of debug tools
* apps are available through platform's apps store
## Disadvantages
* not cross platform
* expensive and hard development
Mobile Websites
## Advantages
* easy maintainablity
* no installation
* cross platform
## Disadvantages
* internet connection is required
* no native access
* no access to device's hw
* limited UI
* requires keyboard to load
## Progresive Web Applications
(PWA)
Hybrid Apps
## Advantages
* cross platform
* ease of development / single codebase
* access to device
* fast, easy and not so expensive development
* distribution over app store
* apps work offline
* apps can work as MVP
## Disadvantages
* not same performance as native
* native access via plugins
* no native UI controls
* web view limitations
notes:
* https://ripenapps.com/blog/native-hybrid-or-web-the-new-big-question-of-mobile-app-development/
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**React Native** is a framework for building native applications using **JavaScript**.
note:
* https://tangocode.com/2020/06/react-native-and-expo-experience/
## Benefits of Expo
* Fastest way to build React Native Apps
* You don’t need to know Native Mobile coding
* No Xcode, No Android Studio
* Publish Over The Air (OTA) Updates Instantly
* In-built access to Native APIs
* It is FREE and Open Source
## Disadvantages of Expo
* Not all iOS and Android APIs are available yet
## Example: Torch App
