The Titanium Community is a large and diverse group of software development professionals at the leading-edge of mobile and web technologies. The following research reports documents their collective opinion on industry trends.
Mobile Developer Survey, June 2010
Developers see Apple dominating in every category related to its devices and app store. Yet Android takes top honors for OS capabilities, openness, and, long-term outlook. Despite all of Apple’s success, developers see that the winner long-term will be the mobile operating system that has the most capabilities and flexibility in scenarios beyond phones.
Mobile Developer Survey, March 2010
Interest in iPad remains strong, but off the wild enthusiasm in January. When asked about overall interest in iPad as a development platform, 53% responded that they were ‘very interested’—third behind iPhone and Android.
iPad App Wave, January 2010
Appcelerator developers come from a uniquely broad background. There is balanced representation from iPhone and Android developers on the mobile side and PC, Mac, and Linux developers on the desktop side. 90% interest in developing applications for a new platform indicates overwhelming support across a broad spectrum of developer backgrounds and interests.
