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Everything about Cross-platform software

Computer software installed on multiple computing platforms

Within computing, cross-platform software is computer software that is designed to work in several computing platforms. Some cross-platform software requires a separate build for each platform, but some can be directly run on any platform without special preparation, being written in an interpreted language or compiled to portable bytecode for which the interpreters or run-time packages are common or standard components of all supported platforms. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Cross-platform softwareA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: MRSimulator: A cross-platform, object-oriented software package for rapid solid-state NMR spectral simulation and analysisInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Cross-platform development in C++The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial CommunitiesCited 19,551 times
  5. Go sideways: Computing platformA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Adobe AIRA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Platforms
  2. Implementation
  3. Programming
  4. Challenges

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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