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My retro take on mobile js.
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Mobile JavaScript
Monday, December 7, 2009
Brian LeRouxNitobi Software
Monday, December 7, 2009
The majority of internet use will be via a mobile device in 5 years.
- Brian LeRoux, 2007 *
* credible expert with vested interest in the mobile webMonday, December 7, 2009
Small screens.Less memory.Less CPU.Less hard drive space if any.Sketchy connectivity.
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Constraints == Focus
That is why 8 bit games still pwn.Monday, December 7, 2009
Webkit
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Good!sqlitecache manifestcss awesomecustom fontage
Yay Webkit!
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Bad *
* many variants** not mozilla
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• Blackberry less than 4.6 have no XHR
• Windows Mobile runs IE 4
• Or worse: IE 6 + 7
Ugly
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The many flavours of WebkitiPhone OS 3.0 Webkit 528.16 BuildiPhone OS 2.2 Webkit 525.20 BuildiPhone OS 2.02 Webkit 525.20 BuildiPhone OS 1.5 Webkit 419.3 BuildAndroid 1.5 Webkit Nov 2008 ForkAndroid 1.1 Webkit Rev r30692Android 1.0 WebkitPalmPre OS WebkitNokia S60 Webkit ForkNokia WRT Webkit Fork
http://quirksmode.org/m/table.html
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many windows to the web
http://rubyurl.com/jtNs
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JavaScript Sucks
(But it is ubiquitous.)
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jQuery / Dojo / YUI / MooTools
etc. etc. etc. Basically: the DOM is broken.
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Execution speed is not a problem.The footprint is.
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XUI
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2.2 kb
10x Smaller than jQuery / DojoMonday, December 7, 2009
Good enough.
DOM / Event / Style / XHR / FX
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Easily extended
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What about UI components?
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FUCK UI components.
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Apps built w/ components look like it.
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Solve your unique problem.
goals > features
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Tapbots, for example.
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Fuck components. Especially native components.
This is the modern equivalent of Outlook Express.
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Solve your problem.
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XUI
By example.
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Selectors
// basicsx$('div.foo');x$('ul#global-nav li.selected');
// element literalsx$(window);x$(document);
// listsx$('li', 'div');
// arrays evenx$(['div#foo', 'div.bar']);
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Chaining, of course
x$('ul#nav li a:first').html('hey there').css({color:'blue'});
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Helpful stuffx$('ul li').has('ul li.selected');x$('ul li').not('ul li.selected');x$('.book').each(function() { ... });
...and a bunch more.
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DOM manipulation basics
x$(‘#protection’).html( '<strong>hard wood</strong>' );
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DOM helpers
innerouter topbottomremovebeforeafter
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By popular demand
// gettervar aboutUrl = x$('a.about').attr('href');
// setterx$('a.mysite').attr('href','http://westcoastlogic.com');
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Style BS
cssaddClasshasClassremoveClass
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Events click <- bad. no.loadtouchstarttouchmovetouchendtouchcancelgesturestartgesturechangegestureendorientationchange
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FX
x$('#fx').tween({background:'red', duration:1.5 });
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Emile
• SUPER tiny. (<50 loc) 1.7kb• Works on most mobiles.• http://script.aculo.us/downloads/emile.pdf• http://github.com/madrobby/emile
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Super hackable.
Object.prototype is your friend.
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Alternatives!
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DashCode
• Keep in mind: iPhone only.• But it is rad.• Might *might* be hacked to work in Android 2.0
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jQuery Mobile!
• http://github.com/jquery/jquery/commits/mobile
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That said: jQTouch is Badass.If all you need is an iPhone solution.
http://www.jqtouch.com/
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jQuery Mobile!
• http://github.com/jquery/jquery/commits/mobile
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Text
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The lazy eval technique *
*Term coined by Toby about 1 hr agoMonday, December 7, 2009
Dojo: also badass.
Rad build system. Possibly contains kitchen sink.
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DashCode
• Also: iPhone only. (so. whatever.)
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Maybe you don't even need native features?
Use a mobile specific stylesheet.Progressive enhancement of functionality w/ js.
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Lawnchair
• http://brianleroux.github.com/lawnchair
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Clientside JSON document store.
For any mobile browser.
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Native Web App!
<meta name="apple-‐mobile-‐web-‐app-‐capable" content="yes" />
<link rel="apple-‐touch-‐icon" href="myCustomIcon.png" />
<meta name="apple-‐mobile-‐web-‐app-‐status-‐bar-‐style" content="black" />
<link rel="apple-‐touch-‐startup-‐image" href="loading.png" />
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Other weird awesome
Buy this book when it comes out:http://building-‐iphone-‐apps.labs.oreilly.com/
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<input type=”range” />
-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);
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mobile-spec
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BTW!Checkout: http://phonegap.com for (most) of these APIs:
GeolocationAccelerometerNotificationsMedia playbackCameraDevice infoContactsOnline/OfflineSMS / TelephoneMagnetometer
On these devices:
iPhone / iPod TouchAndroidBlackberryNokiaPalmWindows Mobile
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Thanks!
brian@nitobi.comhttp://westcoastlogic.com
http:twitter.com/brianleroux
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