That's me

R&D team @ Centralway

I <3 the web

@avgp

avgp / martin-naumann

What's in for you

3 months of research, cutting edge stuff & lessons learnt

What's not in for you

The one way, definitive decision, code

What the web can do

What hybrid apps are

 Web app

+ native extensions

+ native packaging& distribution

Full appsomeness <3

So much win

What you can do

• use all native APIs
• quickly iterate, multiple platforms
• write native extensions (when needed)
• publish & distribute in app stores

Approaches

Fundamental question

HTML 5 / CSS / Javascript
- or -
Javascript-o-rama

General architecture

• UI:
  • Javascript
  • HTML / CSS / Javascript
  • Native controls
• Logic: Javascript, lots of it
• Packaging: Native, multiple platforms

Warning!

The next slide may feel like this:

Oh the options!

• jQ Widgets
• Lungo
• Kendo UI
• Mobello
• Jo

• Backbone
• Ember
• Angular
• Kendo
• Knockout

• Cordova
• Calatrava
• Sencha
• Titanium
• M-Project

...that's the shortlist.

How to choose:

I/V: What's the goal?

How to choose:

II/V: Do you target multiple platforms from the beginning?

How to choose:

III/V: How many purely native features do you need? Which?

How to choose:

IV/V: Where is the complexity?

How to choose:

V/V: What about your team?

Don't trust anybody, test it yourself

(Martin's rule of mobile app development)

Thank you very much!

Questions?

@avgp | github.com/martin-naumann | github.com/centralway | engine.centralway.com