For this week, I focused on researching the relevant mobile development frameworks and technlogies to determine how best to build our app. I explored native development like Swift and Kotlin and also cross-platform solutions like React Native and Flutter. After assessing their pros and cons in terms of performance, community support, and integration with our embedded systems, I decided to employ React Native for our mobile application due to its extensive documentation, large active developer community, and proven efficiency for cross-platform development. React Native also integrates well with various backend services and libraries, making it easier to incorporate our recommendation system features and functionalities.
For my next steps, I will create a basic prototype of our mobile interface using React Native on a small subset of core features. This will help us evaluate performance and speed, and discover potential challenges. For the next werek, I will focus on coding the foundation of the React Native app and setting up initial testing to confirm performance benchmarks.