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Melbourne geek night 23rd julyA basic intro to these platforms
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SO, YOU WANT TO BUILD A MOBILE APP?Melbourne Geek night, 22nd July 2012
@chrischinch
ARE YOU SURE?
Native App?
Mobile optimised website?
The middle ground, a Web app!
How it works… PhoneGap• Create a self contained ‘website’ with HTML, CSS3 &
JavaScript• Wrap it in a mobile wrapper
• Including iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile…
• Use Xcode, Eclipse etc to build an app• This can be distributed in the usual ways• Access to most hardware and internal apps
www.phonegap.com
Examples… PhoneGap
How it works… appcelerator• Create a self contained ‘website’ with appcelerator’s own
javascript-esque api.• Code is ‘compiled’ into pseudo native code and added into
an app• Mobile web, iOS and Android only (and desktop)
• Uses a custom build of Eclipse• This can be distributed in the usual ways• Access to most hardware• Premium applications and extras available
www.appcelerator.com
Examples… appcelerator
Want to talk more?
www.meetup.com/Melbournemobile