Build mobile applications with Fuse Open and JavaScript
Blog post from LogRocket
Fuse Open is a hybrid mobile development framework designed for building iOS and Android applications using familiar tools like JavaScript and an HTML-like markup language, making it an intriguing alternative to more popular frameworks. It allows developers, especially those with web development experience, to quickly prototype and create visually appealing apps without learning a new framework, as it compiles to C++ for optimal native performance and integrates seamlessly with Objective-C and Java. The framework features a visual desktop tool suite, Fuse Studio, for macOS and Windows, and a standalone app, Fuse Preview, for previewing projects without the need for additional SDKs. A tutorial within the text guides the creation of a CryptoTracker app, demonstrating how to structure projects using UX markup, integrate business logic with JavaScript, and make use of Fuse's Observable API for dynamic data updates. The framework's modular design encourages componentization for better readability and scalability, and the example app showcases how to fetch and display data from an external API, utilize navigation between pages, and incorporate responsive design elements.