The process for developing applications has steps that are common to all environments: setting up a server, creating an initial server registration and corresponding configuration files, creating a new (or opening an existing) project in your chosen IDE, and adding the necessary SDK files to your IDE project. Also, server-side adapters can be developed as needed for the application.
Each MobileFirst application consists of server-side and client-side development. Before you can initially run your client app and connect to the server resources, the client app needs to be registered to the server.
Regardless of the target device platform, all MobileFirst applications need to be set up before they can be developed.
For more information about building and deploying applications to a test or production server, see Deploying MobileFirst applications to test and production environments.