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An exploratory study of the adoption of mobile development platforms by software engineers

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There are several mobile platforms that compete with each other to attract software developers. However, it is not yet well under-stood which factors developers take into account when deciding on a particular platform. We report on an exploratory study that aims to address this gap. Through semi-structured interviews that used diffusion of innovations theory as conceptual framework, we identified some of these factors. For instance, we uncovered that developers perceive the Android platform as more accessible and compatible with their existing knowledge, but that they fear its fragmentation. Some developers choose iOS simply because sales are more lucrative on that platform. Our preliminary findings can help developers to decide which platforms to use and platform vendors to optimize their offerings to developers.

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    MOBILESoft 2014: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems
    June 2014
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    3. Diffusion of Innovations
    4. Mobile
    5. Platforms
    6. Software Ecosystems
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