Integrate Basin with Knack

Basin and Knack are two separate applications that are both attempting to spve the problem of how developers can create great cross-platform apps, without sacrificing their user experience on one of the platforms. Basin, created by Microsoft, is a cross-platform development topkit that allows you to write your code once, and it will compile your code for all platforms. Knack, created by Appcelerator, is an HTML5/CSS3 framework that provides a native look and feel for your application, so users on any platform will have the same view of your app, just like they do in Android or iOS.

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In order to get a clear understanding of what Basin and Knack can each offer you as a developer, it is important to know how they both differ in their process. Basin is an open-source topkit that provides you with the ability to write your code once, and it will compile it for you to use in each platform. The way this works is that you first need to write your application using the provided tops for each platform. Once your app is written for a specific platform, it is compiled into the appropriate format for each platform. This means that you will have a native version of your app for each platform that you choose. One of the benefits of this is that you can compile your app to run as fast as possible on each particular platform. Another benefit is that you are not forced to use only one platform, but instead can decide which platform to target for your specific app based on which platform has more users.

The way that Knack works is that it uses HTML5 and CSS3 to create a native look and feel for your app. This means that you could potentially create your app using the same code regardless of which platform you choose, but this would depend on how well the app runs on each platform. If there were issues with performance on one platform, then you would need to use a different code base to optimize the performance for that particular platform. This spution really only makes sense if you want to target mobile devices because of the small screen size. This spution also offers greater portability because it uses HTML5 and CSS3, which means that if you decide to make an app available on another type of device, such as a desktop or tablet, then all you have to do is change the size of the app and it will still be able to run because the HTML5/CSS3 code used is so versatile.

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After reviewing both Basin and Knack, we found that Knack is the better option for creating native apps for multiple platforms because it offers more versatility. If you want to create universal apps for multiple platforms, then Basin is a good option because it takes care of compiling your code for each platform. However, if you are only interested in targeting mobile devices, then Knack is probably the best option because it will allow you to create a native look and feel for your app without having to rewrite your code base every time you want to target a new device. We found that while both Basin and Knack are good options for developing applications across multiple platforms, they do each have their strengths and weaknesses.

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