a standards based alternative to 'the app way
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A standards based alternative to 'the app way'
Kristian NorlingFindwise
KristianNorling
J.Boye 11, Aarhus, 9th November
Region Västra GötalandPublic sector
50.000 employees
© Region Västra Götaland
AbstractWorking hard on mobile intranets/web as well. We have choosen to not going the app way, rather building on html5 first then "compiling" the web site for app market distribution. A killer combo. After a decade of developing for the desktop, the new frontier for the Region Västra Götaland (VGR) intranets is mobile. Kristian will present how VGR has solved a few of the problems associated with mobile development. A practical hands-on presentation on how one organization is developing apps for their mobile intranet.
Agenda
• Developing mobile intranet apps, our thinking on the subject
• Developing for many platforms at once, is it even possible?
• How to develop intranet apps
• Things we think will happen in the (near) future
• Do's and don’ts
“8. In both internetworked markets and among intranetworked employees, people are speaking to each other in a powerful new way.”
The Cluetrain Manifesto
We think mobile...
• Simple to use
• Simple in design
• Simple technical architecture
Developing mobile intranet apps
• The default standard browser we use is... ancient
• We have to support standards only
• NO plug-in technology
• We have standardized on Android and iOS for mobile
• WebKit is IT
Developing for many platforms at once• New, dual strategy for intranets:
Mobile targeted first - Desktop second...
• Forget about developing native apps as a priority - not cost effective in the long run...
• Open Source - lots of good stuff
• Stick to the HTML5 standard (and others by W3C
• do not EVER consider Flash etc.
How do we develop intranet apps?• We eat our own dog food
• Developing accordingly to our reference architecture (SWE)
• We do clean HTML5 front end apps - on top of...
• Nice robust REST / WS based backend
• Use (something like) PhoneGap to make “native” apps for distribution.
Check out the prototypehttp://vgr-portalramverk.dev.netrelations.se/mobile/home.html
Things we think will happen in the (near) future• Notifications
• GPS
• Kamera
• Bluetooth
• The Phone is the Security Device
• Thoughts on a mobile phone enhanced intranet (SYS 64738 blog post)
Do's
• DO consider a dual strategy - or even better focus on...
• DO mobile primarily
• DO use HTML5
• DO use PhoneGap or other similar options
... and don’ts
• Do NOT develop for the lowest common denominator - skip IE7 and IE8
• Do NOT use plug-in technology
• Do NOT develop native apps
• Do NOT listen to me... make up your own mind
Questions?
www.slideshare.net/kristiannorling
twitter.com/kristiannorling
sys64738.se
www.linkedin.com/in/kristiannorling
Thank you!
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