On-stage: Building a WebRTC app

Tim Panton and Alex Thomas

What not to do

• Don’t replicate the PSTN functionality

• It devalues both

• WebRTC’s value is in the context and tailored UX

• PSTN can charge by the minute

• Combine for the worst of both

So let’s do it anyway !

http://www.yopet.us/phono.html

Build to delight someone

• Customized experience to delight a pet

• Parrots are social animals

• They understand handshakes and visual stuff

• They like phone calls

• So - let’s build YoPet !

Scary Live Code happens here.

Time to use a framework ?

• Hides state

• Provides infrastructure

• Simplifies coding

• Keeps up with the changing browser versions

• Provides features

Terrifying Live Code happens here.

Adding to an existing app

• Possibly use a Chrome extension

• Leverage the identity provider in the app

• Select a framework that fits the app

• Add some magic

• Delight someone

We add audio to Bitbucket

Credits to https://github.com/luisviman/BaBLbrowse to bitbucket

Thanks!

• Alex Thomas @onichase

• Tim Panton @steely_glint

• Code at https://github.com/steely-glint/PetCall and https://github.com/steely-glint/yopet

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