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
Thank You
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