Mobile web apps - The non-programmer's alternative to native applications

David Sin, Erin Lawson, Krishnan Kannoorpatti

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    Abstract

    As the capacity of the mobile web continues to increase with the introduction of new web technologies, a growing number of "non- programming" developers are looking to web-based mobile applications (or "web apps") as an alternative means of creating and deploying content, without the need for code-based programming experience. This paper demonstrates just some of the capabilities of a web-based application built using HTML5 and CSS3. Although this paper focuses on the development process for two web app prototypes built exclusively for the iPhone platform, theoretically, a web application can be presented on other mobile devices with browsers that support HTML5 and CSS3 technologies. It was found that these web apps were capable of producing a comparable standard of user experience as their native application equivalents. The use of the latest web technologies provides "non-programming" developers with a viable alternative for developing apps on mobile devices. 

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 5th International Conference on Human System Interactions, HSI 2012
    EditorsEric Pardede, Jianhua Ma, Jaipal Singh
    Place of PublicationUSA
    PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    Pages8-15
    Number of pages8
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)9780769548944
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventInternational Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI 2012 5th) - Perth, WA, Australia
    Duration: 6 Jun 20128 Jun 2012
    Conference number: 2012 (5th)

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI 2012 5th)
    Abbreviated titleHSI
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityPerth, WA
    Period6/06/128/06/12

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