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NORDIC MOBILE DEVELOPER SUMMIT

The Future of !Mobile Development

Erik Hellman!<google.com/+ErikHellman>

Predicting the future…

http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/09/07/idc-raises-2010-smartphone-shipment-forecast-to-270-million/

‘Nonetheless, there is ample room for multiple players to grow. No one smartphone OS will dominate mobile phones in the way that Microsoft has with Windows on the personal computer. "IDC believes the market will comfortably support up to five OS players over the next five years," Restivo noted.’

Emerging (adjective): newly created or noticed and growing in strength or popularity : becoming widely known or established

Disruptive (adjective): to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way : to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)

Remember these?

Current state

Emerging Platforms

What should future developers focus on?

http://xkcd.com/934/

Will HTML5 kill native apps?

HTML5 runs on-top of a native app!

Stuff to keep track of…

SPDY

HTTP 1.1

Many TCP sockets!

SPDY (HTTP 2.0)

One TCP socket - multiple requests!

Peer-to-Peer Applications

• Communication (WebRTC)

• Wearables (Google Glass, Pebble SmartWatch…)

• Media players (AirPlay for Apple TV, Chromecast…)

• Sensor networks @ Home (Weather stations, light-switches, surveillance cameras…)

• Cut costs of cloud hosting

• Reduce latency

Practical Applications?

• On device image processing

• Statistical calculations

• Real-time processing of sensor data

Programming Languages

Learn at least two of these!

Emerging languages

asm.js

Conclusion

• We’ll keep writing software in all kinds of languages

• Mobile devices keeps getting faster and more powerful - use them!

• Don’t mistake emerging technologies for disruptive technologies!

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