With the exploding popularity of smartphones and tablets, mobile application development is becoming a more and more popular medium of software creation. The creation of mobile applications draws much of its roots from traditional software development. The end result, however, is software intended to utilize the unique features and hardware of mobile devices.
Mobile application development is in a constant state of change. Every six months a new operating system typically rolls out with unique features mobile apps can utilize. Developing for a specific version of the operating system or even for a native operating system will be much like the story of Goldilocks, requiring that they try out multiple solutions before finding the one perfect for their development needs.