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Having only a mobile web version isn't necessarily obsolete. The current demand for native apps on mobile devices stems from the fact that it is easier to get
by rguzman 16y ago
Having only a mobile web version isn't necessarily obsolete.
The current demand for native apps on mobile devices stems from the fact that it is easier to get high quality user experience on the native apps than on mobile web browsers. This was true of desktop apps, too, 5-10 years ago. However, web-apps offer a host of other advantages and so long the UX can be brought up to a decent quality, I'd take a mobile web-app over a native app that I have to go find and install for the same reasons I prefer web apps to desktop apps (both to use and to create).
So, 37s's decision to do a mobile web-app is either obsolete or visionary. I'd bet on the latter.
- TomOfTTB 16y agoIt always amazes me that people don't see we're repeating desktop history. Look back to when desktop apps were the norm. People eventually realized it was counter intuitive to write the same program 5 times for 5 different platforms so they started moving to frameworks (Java/.Net). Then as the web gained the power to host comparable apps people started moving to the web. It was a natural progression of societal knowledge based on trial and error. So why are we now making the same mistakes on mobile platforms? Especially since web apps can already match the functionality needed by 99% of the applications out there? Seems a little silly
- redrobot5050 16y agoThat 1% still covers: Access to the device's GPS. Access to the devices Accelerometer. Hardware Accelerated 3d Graphics (Although this is possible with WebGL, I would wager the tools are more focused towards native clients) Access to the device's Camera / Film Roll
- jarek 16y agoYou can access the GPS information with Javascript. http://diveintohtml5.org/geolocation.html http://diveintohtml5.org/geolocation.html