Developing Content Driven Mobile Applications

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Like WordPress for Mobile

Why build content driven apps

Games

Gimmick UtilitiesDirectories

Length of Usage

Intensity of Usage

ContentSticky

What do Content Driven Apps do?

Destination = Content

Pull Data

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DisplayStore & Serve

Vehicle = Application

Fast and Comfortable

Mobile Networks Suck

WiFi 3G

Design for the Network

- Always Be Caching- Do more when you have more

- Buy Local Servers / Use CDN (Low Cost)

- Use Multiple Asynchronous request

Design for the handset

- Keep tasks off the main thread

- Try multiple libraries/approaches

- Push burden to server

Use Universal Connectors

XML or JSONMost Platforms have native support or good libraries

Text data transmitted has minimal effect

Stick to Established UI

iPhone Andriod

unless there isn’t a good one

In ClosingContent Driven Apps attract

usersMake a great vehicle for the userUse Universal ConnectorsMobile Networks SuckDesign for the NetworkKeep the UI ResponsiveUse established UI Frameworks

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