vonshirco / working-with-SDKs

Practising SDKs

SDK - Software Development Kit

SDKs Contains:

• Prewritten Code
• Tools (Testing Utilities, Sample Applications, How-to guides)

Types of SDKs:

• Hardware SDKs (Hardware Specific SDKs)
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Windows
• Online Service SDKs
  • DropBox
  • Google Maps
  • DoorDash etc.

SDK Troubleshooting:

• Check account configuration
• Check SDK installation
  • Dependencies
  • Path settings
  • Environment variables
• Check how to use the SDK

Many SDK contains Code Library with:

• Methods (which has Authentication and Basic Features)
• Properties

Comparing SDK Features:

• Basic SDK:
  • Library
  • Sample Code
• Complex SDK:
  • Library
  • Sample Code
  • Unit tests
  • Deployment Tools
  • Service-specific tools