What’s Inside Crosslight (Mobile Studio)?
Technologically Advanced Cross-Platform Libraries and Components
Intersoft Mobile Studio ships with a set of powerful frameworks and versatile components for cross-platform mobile development - called Crosslight. It lets you easily create data-aware native mobile apps by writing application logic once and then reusing it in any supported platform. The Crosslight Foundation provides core services, data binding framework, messaging and extension infrastructure.
Top key features of Crosslight Foundation include solid application framework, universal data management, rich form builder and a vast array of powerful mobile services. In addition, Crosslight also includes Platforms components that are comprised of binding adapters, platform-specific view infrastructure and MVVM-enabled controls for data binding support.
Crosslight Platforms support the world’s top mobile platforms
- Crosslight for iOS
- Crosslight for Android
- Crosslight for Windows Phone 8
- Crosslight for Windows Store
Cross-platform mobile development
Crosslight was engineered to solve challenging, cross-platform native mobile development scenarios. It is built around the .NET technology which means that all Crosslight components are .NET assemblies in essence. At its core, there is Crosslight Foundation which provides the application services, binding frameworks, and messaging infrastructure. The Crosslight Platforms - which represent the platform-specific view components - share one thing in common despite their technology differences. They are connected and communicate to the Crosslight Foundation in a loosely-coupled fashion which enables you to write user interaction logic code in the highly reusable, platform-neutral layer.
In short, Crosslight connects several mobile platforms together and draws them in a single path. It connects to these different platforms without attempting to merge or unify their differences. Crosslight on the Windows platform uses the same skillset and technology that you’ve well accustomed to – such as XAML, C# and .NET Framework. On the other hand, Crosslight for iOS and Android are built upon Xamarin Platforms so you can enjoy everything you love in .NET – C#, async/await, and most of the .NET Class Libraries - on iOS and Android.
Write once, target 4 platforms
Crosslight was created around the philosophy that cross-platform mobile development should be straightforward, easy and painless. Ideally, you should be able to write the user interaction logic once, then easily reuse them in any of the supported platforms.
Code Reuse Accelerated
Crosslight leverages cutting-edge design patterns such as MVVM and service abstraction at its core to allow loosely-coupled messaging to the view platform. More importantly, it includes a powerful data binding framework which brings MVVM to iOS and Android. Finally, you can write all user application logic in a single codebase - in addition to the domain model, business layer and data access layer - and easily consume them on iOS, Android and Windows platforms.
Deliver Great Native Apps
Cross-platform solutions often come with a trade-off – whether it be the user experience or worse, the performance. Crosslight is a cross-platform solution that offers incredible features and benefits without the expense of a trade-off. That’s because Crosslight is designed with “user experience first” philosophy which means every single feature has to pass strict performance tests on the physical devices before they’re committed to the product.
To achieve the best user experiences, Crosslight delivers true native apps - not hybrid or browser-wrapped apps. It’s true even on iOS and Android which is made possible through the integration with Xamarin platforms. The result is that iOS and Android apps built with Crosslight will run as fast as the native apps built with their own respective native SDK.
Built on the industry’s leading platforms
Crosslight is built on top of matured, industry leading platforms such as Microsoft’s .NET and Xamarin’s Platforms.
