DevCon5 HTML5 Summit: Device Specific vs Browser Based Development
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A Case for Browser Based Development
Credibility Slide• Austin-based designer/developer
• First paid gig building Bay Hill golf website in 1994
• Need to be a better web citizen
• Since then I’ve been lucky to work with:– Brightsky
– Demi and Ashton Foundation
– LoJack for Laptops
– Yahoo!
– Ain’t It Cool News
– … and many more
How We Got Here
Founding Fathers• Steve Jobs
Before the App Store, there were web apps
• Joe HewittRelease of iUI in July 2007
• Brian LeRouxEvangelizing cross platform mobile dev with PhoneGap
• David KanedaExtended “app interactions” with jQTouch and SenchaTouch
HTML5. You’re soaking in it.
Why is Browser Based Development Better?
You can leverage skills and tools you already have in your web
development team
Nothing can drive a wedge into a cohesive web team like outside
consultants.
You can build solutions for several platforms with the same technical
resourcesInstead of hiring separate silo-ed
developers who know Objective C and Java, you can build one-size fits all
browser based solutions
Keep yourself from being handcuffed by third-party stores
If your app can live and function in a browser, go ahead and pocket that
30% overhead cost
It is cheaper and faster
Rapid prototyping and the ability to reuse existing content and components from your other projects. Organization
pivots become less expensive.
The Negatives?
Negatives Now … But Improving• 3D Rendering
WebGL shows promise as a Javascript based 3D engine
• Speed and Memory LimitationsCompiled apps run faster and handle memory issues better
Browser App Dev FTW• Leverage the team you already have
• One codebase, several platforms
• Don’t be held hostage by 3rd party stores
• Save money and time