'''NativeScript''' is an [[open-source software|open-source]] framework to develop apps on the [[iOS|Apple iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platforms. It was originally conceived and developed by Progress<ref>https://www.infoq.com/news/2015/03/nativescript</ref>. NativeScript apps are built using platform agnostic programming languages such as [[JavaScript|JavaScript]] or [[TypeScript|TypeScript]]. NativeScript directly supports the [[AngularJS|AngularJS]] framework<ref name=infoworld2893706>http://www.infoworld.com/article/2893706/mobile-development/javascript-native-ios-android-and-windows-phone-apps.html</ref>. Mobile applications built with NativeScript result in fully native Apps, which use the same APIs as if they were developed in [[Xcode]] or [[Android_Studio|Android Studio]]<ref>http://searchcloudapplications.techtarget.com/podcast/NativeScript-framework-eases-cross-platform-app-development-woes</ref>. Additionally software developers can repurpose third-party libraries from Cocoapods, Android Arsenal, Maven and npm.js in their mobile applications without the need for wrappers<ref>http://www.infoworld.com/article/3066900/javascript/nativescript-warms-up-to-angularjs-for-mobile-dev.html</ref> <ref>http://sdtimes.com/sd-times-github-project-of-the-week-nativescript/</ref> <ref name=visualstudiomagazine20150309>https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2015/03/09/telerik-nativescript-beta-mobile.aspx</ref>.
==Development==
NativeScript was publicly released first in March 2015. Version 1.0.0 followed two months later<ref>http://www.i-programmer.info/news/167-javascript/8561-nativescript-100-released.html</ref>. The framework quickly gained popularity reaching 3000 github-stars and over 1500 followers on twitter soon after the public release<ref>https://www.nativescript.org/blog/nativescript-1.0.0-is-now-available</ref>. In the meantime, over 350 plugins are available, which are either officially supported by Telerik or stem from the open source community<ref>http://nativescript.rocks/all.php</ref> <ref>https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=nativescript</ref>. The current version 2.4 supports [[IOS_10|iOS 10]] and contains support for [[AngularJS#Angular_2|Angular]] 2.2<ref>https://www.nativescript.org/blog/nativescript-2.4-announcement</ref> <ref>https://jaxenter.com/things-that-excite-me-about-angular-2-126528.html</ref>. The use of Angular is an optional development approach allowing for application source code to be shared between the web platform and mobile platform<ref>http://www.cioreview.com/news/progress-releases-nativescript-20-with-crossplatform-deployment-capabilities-nid-14646-cid-19.html</ref> <ref>http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/javascript/getting-to-know-angular-2.html</ref>.
