Development of Picwear - A Multi-Platform Mobile Clothing and Fashion Service for Android, iOS and the Web

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to describe the development of Picwear, a mobile service, in collaboration with a startup with the same name. The service offers consumers to find fashion from local clothing stores, using applications for Android and iOS. The report focuses on the development of native applications for the two mentioned platforms, a web portal for stores to upload pictures of their products, and an accompanying backend that connects these services. Particularly, the usage of a mobile backend as a service (MBaaS) is covered, along with how such a service can simplify the development of mobile applications. The report also discusses NoSQL databases, which often are part of MBaaS solutions, and how they with advantage can be used when building scalable services.