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App Development for Mobile Devices: Go Native or Go Web? What Types of Apps?

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University of Victoria

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Law Library

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Why Develop for Mobile Devices? http://richmccue.com/2011/09/14/uvic-law-student-technology-survey-2011/

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App Development Options: Its Complicated

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? Why Consider Mobile Web Apps?

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Summary: Why Consider Mobile Web Apps? Faster Development & Release Leverage Existing Skill Sets No App Store Wait Times or Costs. Cross Platform - write once run everywhere Easy Initial Access to app Searchable & Discoverable on the Web

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? Why Consider Native Apps?

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Native Mobile Web

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Summary: Why Consider Native Apps? Application Speed - especially graphics Access Camera, GPS QR Code reader a possibility Notification & Badges Integration with Contacts & Calendar

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mage: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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News Hours Contacts Study Room Availability & Booking Library Catalog Calendar Class Information Maps Pay Library fines & Parking Tickets Important Dates mage: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Lots of $$$ + Lots of Time == The World is Yours! Little $$$ + Little Time == Mobile Web App Budget Rules of Thumb:

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Frameworks & Tools

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Summary: Mobile Site or App Considerations... What information or Services to deliver How much Time & Money do you have What Skills do your current employees have Identify Frameworks & Tools you could use

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Mobile Web Frameworks for.edu...

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LDAP, Z39.50 Google Search Appliances OpenStreetMap real-time bus, rail and Tube information.

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Mobile Web OSP

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Modules Browscap SwitchThem e Themes iWebkit iUI Mobile

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Cross Platform Tools for Native Apps

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Corona SDK

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Cross Platform Tools for Native Apps Appcelerator Corona SDK

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Cross Platform Tools - Last Thoughts

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Choices, choices, choices...

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Mobile Web OSP

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Low Hanging fruit?

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Comments / Questions? rmccue@uvic.caRichMcCue.com Slides at: http://richmccue.com/pres entations/