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People often think mobile applications only consist of dedicated software development tools and techniques used by traditional computer scientists that can often be arcane or require very specific tools and platform-specific APIs. And sometimes we must redevelop applications several times to hit all target platforms, which can be very time consuming and expensive. But most modern platforms are quite capable of providing very powerful and engaging experiences using Web based APIs and manipulating the DOM via Javascript. This may be a far more accessible toolkit for your development team and it could accelerate your development efforts.
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Developing Mobile Learning...Using Your Existing Toolkit!
Intro
• Chad Udell
• Solutions Architect - Float Learning
• Blog at Visualrinse.com and FloatLearning.com
What’s wrong with this?
There’s an app for that...
• First: It’s a marketing slogan.
• Now: It’s a C Level directive.
• They don’t know, nor they care how it happens
• They don’t know the tools typically involved in developing mobile apps
You’re left to create learning...
• Do you build an app for that?
• What purpose does that serve?
• How do you get smart about native app development in time?
• You can’t hire anyone!
Remember... why mobile?
Do you need an app?
• Are you using deep hardware integration?
• Do you need to monetize it?
Advantages, disadvantages
So, no native app?
• What then?
• Mobile Web Dev
• Cross Platform Dev and cross compile
• Considerations
• Demos
What’s up in Mobile Web?*
• Various JS Frameworks
• Sproutcore
• JQTouch
• Scriptaculous/Prototype
• Adobe Spry
• iWebkit
• iUI
• Sencha
Plusses in Mobile Web
• Overall, it works.
• Development is pretty easy
• Deployment is just like web dev
Minuses in Mobile Web
• Debugging stinks.
• Compatibility is a pain
• Device capabilities are not equal
• Hardware access – Not happening.
• Optimization - time machine to 1999!
So, I Guess I Need An App...
• Not too interested in learning a ton of new tech
• Need a quick and easy deployment path
• Need to hit multiple platforms
• Adobe Flash CS5/Adobe AIR
• PhoneGap
• Appcelerator
• Gianduia/Xcode?
Help me! I’m drowning!
Adobe’s Mobile Solutions
• The iPhone Debacle - CS5 Packager
• Android Mobile
• Flash Player 10.1, AIR
• Dreamweaver’s HTML5 Extension
• Device Central
PhoneGap
• Build once, deploy multiple
• Can build and package web apps as native
• Android, iPhone, Blackberry
• Not fully optimized
• Not much hardware integration
Appcelerator
• Build once, deploy multiple
• Can build and package web apps as native
• Android, iPhone, Blackberry (soon)
• Cross compiles to native code
• More HW integration
Making sense of it all.
Deploying to the cloud
What’s up there?
Next Steps
• Examine your toolkit for mobile deployment options and plugins
• Download the simulators, but look for hardware
• Check out the rapid development platforms
In Closing.
• Don’t jump to the “We Need an App for that” conclusion
• Educate your management
• Don’t discount JavaScript
• Try native development at your pace, using things you are familiar with.
