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Mobile Web Application
Frameworks Overview
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Adrian Kosmaczewski
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/gi/164281467/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jm3/379494322/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/21025851@N00/2168398185/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/emiliagarassino/2146648332/
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akosma software
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/365607662/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/365607591/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/2379207825/
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Objective-C
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Cocoa
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenovys/3908472000/
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Alternatives
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http://akosma.com/2009/10/29/iphone-apps-without-objective-c/
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Web?
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HTML
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JavaScript
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CSS
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Mobile Web
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Strategy
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/admob_reports_on_mobile_webs_explosive_growth.php
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Many Options
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/2368528806/
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• iUI
• jQTouch
• WebApp.net
• XUI
• Rhodes
• SproutCore
• Cappuccino
• LiquidGear
• PhoneGap
• Safire
• jPint
• Magic Framework
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeke_/2158746075/
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Comparison
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Web
Application
Native SDK
Application
Pros
Simpler deployment and
updates;
known technologies,
cheaper to maintain;
access to GPS
information;
basic offline support.
Faster execution;
access to address book,
accelerometer, audio and
camera;
3D games and animations;
push notifications;
Bonjour networking
support.
Cons Slower to execute;
no access to hardware.
App Store review process;
longer update times.
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application update
frequency of use
native
apps
web
apps
stocks
calculator
business forms
reports
compatibility with other
mobile platforms
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Overview
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iUI
http://code.google.com/p/iui/
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/853528/3491272
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• By Joe Hewitt
• No JavaScript
• Extends standard HTML
• Overrides links and forms with AJAX
• Smooth transitions
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Setup
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iUI Demo
@import "iui.css";
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Usage
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Result
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• Great for browsing hierarchical information
• Limited functionality, good for small apps
• Acceptable performance on a 3G phone
• “De facto standard” iPhone web library
• Rails plugin:
http://github.com/noelrappin/rails-iui
• No skin / theme support (on the works)
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jQTouch
http://jqtouch.com/
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More advanced than iUI
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• Based on jQuery!
• Easy setup
• Native WebKit animations
• Callback events
• Flexible themes
• Swipe detection
• Extensible (via jQuery!)
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Great Performance
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Setup
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jQTouch β
@import "jqtouch.min.css";
@import "themes/apple/theme.min.css";
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Usage
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$.jQTouch({
icon: 'icon.png',
startupScreen: 'img/startup.png'
});
$(function(){
function addClock(label, tz){
var html = '';
html += '<div>'
html += '<div class="clock">'
html += '<div class="hour"></div>'
html += '<div class="min"></div>'
html += '<div class="sec"></div>'
html += '</div>'
html += '<div class="city">GMT</div>'
html += '<div class="time">Time</div>'
html += '</div>'
var insert = $(html);
$('#clocks').append(
insert.data('tz_offset', tz).find('.city').html(label).end()
);
}
Initialization
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Result
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• Much faster
• Offline + location capabilities
• Smoother transitions and animations
• slide, slideup, dissolve, fade, flip, pop,
swap, and cube
• can add more animations via code
• Slightly more complex
• OK for JavaScript-literate developers
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WebApp.net
http://webapp-net.com/
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• Lightweight
• JavaScript
• Component library
• Work in progress
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Setup
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Usage
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Result
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Used by the Transports
Publics de Geneve
http://iphone.tpg.ch
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• Great documentation
• Form + AJAX support
• Simple to use
• Debugging + Multimedia support
• Animated PNG support
• Fullscreen support
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iWebkit
http://iwebkit.net/
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• Targets non-developers
• Simple and minimalist
• Extensible, fast, customizable
• Plugins for Grails, Drupal, WordPress...
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Setup
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Usage
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iWebKit
- Welcome
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Welcome to the iWebKit 4 Demo site!
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What’s New?
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Here are some examples of things you can achieve building with iWebKit 4:
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Classic ListsWith Images
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Result
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• Good documentation
• Extensive framework
• Mature (latest version 4.6.2!)
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SproutCore
Cappuccino
http://www.sproutcore.com/
http://cappuccino.org/
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• Advanced JavaScript frameworks inspired by
Cocoa for Mac OS X
• Both can be used to create iPhone
applications
• Early stages, watch out for more
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Yahoo! Blueprint
http://mobile.yahoo.com/devcenter
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Enterprisey Mobile Apps
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Not a framework
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a platform
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http://developer.yahoo.com/mobile/blueprintquickstart/BP_QS_Overview.html
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Usage
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Blueprint 1.1 static example pages
List content
Restaurant
Listings
Organized by cuisine,
with brief reviews, ratings, and thumbnails, with custom
page header and footer
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Result
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• Multimedia + real time video encoding
• Cross-platform (not only Webkit)
• Testing support
• Location & maps support
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Other Tools
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iPhoney
http://www.marketcircle.com/iphoney/
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Free iPhone Web
Simulator for Designers
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• Ligther than iPhone SDK + Simulator
• View source
• Landscape + portrait
• Simulates other user-agents
• Zoom in + zoom out
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WPTouch
http://www.bravenewcode.com/wptouch/
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WordPress plugin
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• Easy to install and configure
• Fast & Mature
• Push notifications support
• Via Prowl
http://prowl.weks.net/
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Upcoming Book
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http://building-iphone-apps.labs.oreilly.com/
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Also remember:
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Not all WebKits
are made equal
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WebKit Compatibility
Table
http://www.quirksmode.org/webkit.html
(thanks to Stefan Tramm from Netcetera for the link!)
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My Advice:
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Mobile Web Strategy
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Design &
Development
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not an option anymore
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a must-have
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Thanks!
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Questions?