No open source, no reliability! AppCan will continue to open source

As cloud computing, big data, and mobile Internet sweep the entire IT industry and even society, the power of open source software has been elevated to an unprecedented level. Technicians from different backgrounds, nationalities, and ages can produce new wisdom explosively based on the same technology and platform, demonstrate the power of humanity through code symbols, and jointly promote the development of science and technology. Nothing can excite developers more than this.

Open source also needs to be carried by enterprises or organizations with a sense of social mission, technological accumulation, and scientific and technological ambitions. Open source is valuable only when a certain technology or tool has a solid and certain number of users. From the perspective of interests, open source itself cannot bring profits, but open source thinking will allow companies to obtain indirect benefits, such as improving brand reputation, gaining industry voice, paving the way for expansion, and ultimately forming a clustering effect and building a new industry ecosystem.

AppCan, a mobile application development brand that has been working in China for many years, is well versed in open source. Since its inception, it has adopted the "free + open" Internet thinking model to serve the majority of developers, leaving the brand of open source in the company's genes. As people understand mobile informatization and hybrid application development models, the number of registered users of AppCan.cn continues to rise, and the total number has reached 500,000. In the process of rapid development, AppCan has a deeper understanding of open source. The open source of software technology is to cultivate internal strength, and the external open source of services is the icing on the cake. Only by cultivating both internal and external skills can we achieve a thorough understanding.

Solid internal practice: AppCan.cn plug-in source code is fully open source

As we all know, there are many softwares that claim to be open source, but most companies only open rough basic versions, holding high the banner of free open source to "kidnap" developers, resulting in high code deployment costs and low reusability. Among domestic manufacturers, AppCan is one of the few companies that has fully opened the source code of plug-ins, and this move has also been recognized by the majority of developers. It is reported that many developers also selflessly shared their plug-ins at the first time, and the total number of plug-ins has reached nearly 60 (AppCan plug-in center http://plugin.appcan.cn/scode.html). The plug-in source code includes fenxiang (sharing), uexActionSheet (menu function), uexAliPay (Alipay plug-in), uexAudio (audio function), uexBaiduMap (Baidu map plug-in), uexBrokenLine (line chart function), uexButton (button function), uexCall (phone function), uexCamera (photo function), etc., all of which are the most needed and most commonly used plug-ins by developers.

Product breakthrough: Hi AppCan is launched, select functions by looking at pictures, and use source code directly

This year, AppCan designed a new Hi AppCan for developers to quickly experience AppCan's development capabilities. The application has built-in rich experience modules such as window interaction, UI control library, native plug-in library, etc., and provides developers with offline effect demonstrations and document reference manuals. There are three plug-ins in HiAppCan (uexWeiXin, uexSina, uexTent), which involve relevant information such as appKey officially registered on the open platform, so they are encrypted. All other codes are open source. For example, in the window interaction module, it includes window animation, page switching, drawer special effects, website embedding and AJAX communication and other functions; in the UI control module, it includes buttons, drop-down boxes, message boxes, picture carousels, ListView list components, tab components, etc. Developers can download the installation package of Hi AppCan to the local computer, change the suffix to zip and decompress it, view the source code of all modules and special effects, and adapt them to their own App with one click.

In addition, the AppCan sample source code library has entered the testing phase. This product not only integrates AppCan's years of technological accumulation, but also innovatively proposes a new type of rich client solution, effectively simplifying the development and debugging process, reducing deployment costs, and allowing developers to identify the applicability of functions and source code in very little time.

Service for innovation: Building a one-stop mobile development service platform

The spirit of open source is not limited to technology, but should be integrated into all products and services, so that developers and users can maximize the benefits of open source. This year, in the face of challenges in the field of mobile development and the actual needs of developers, AppCan has once again made an innovative move in the industry, namely, integrating existing resources, upgrading the mobile development platform, and creating a one-stop mobile development service platform. From the full life cycle planning of mobile applications, covering all aspects that developers come into contact with, such as development tools, App innovation, technical training, and operation promotion, one-stop service is provided.

Specifically, when developers come into contact with a technology, they will first consider the feasibility, ease of use, and practicality, and begin to learn superficially. After being satisfied with the tools, they will hope to quickly and deeply master them from the perspective of project implementation. While continuously iterating and optimizing development tools, AppCan provides free technical training for developers, and has successively established training bases in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an, and Chongqing. In the future, it will sink to second- and third-tier cities to allow more developers to cut into the mobile development craze at low cost and high efficiency. After learning the technology, developers generally have two choices, starting their own business or looking for a job. AppCan fully integrates the resources accumulated in the enterprise market, maximizes the spirit of open source, and shares project experience, personal resources, and technical experience with developers free of charge to help them start businesses and find jobs.

On the big stage of mobile Internet, entrepreneurs with great ambition will maximize the value of brands, enterprises, users and partners. For mobile development manufacturers, open source is the basis for gaining the favor of developers and the cornerstone for brand development and growth. Without open source, there is no future. We believe that AppCan's open source spirit will promote the better development of the domestic mobile development field and mobile Internet industry.