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Wink - Mobile Innovation

Topics
HTML5,
Rich Internet Apps,
HTML,
Javascript,
Markup Languages,
QCon London 2012,
Web Development,
Dynamic Languages,
Cross Platform,
QCon,
Languages,
Mobile Development,
Frameworks,
Conferences,
Programming,
Mobile

Jérôme Giraud introduces Wink Toolkit, an open source mobile JavaScript framework for HTML5 web or hybrid apps, showing widgets and interactions.

News about Cross Platform

Xamarin’s Mono for Android Now Includes a Visual Designer

Topics
C#,
MonoDevelop,
.NET Languages,
Cross Platform,
Visual Studio,
Mono,
.NET,
Mobile Development,
Android,
IDE,
Microsoft,
Tools,
IDEs,
Programming,
Mobile,
Operating Systems,
Companies,
Agile

Xamarin has announced a visual designer for their Mono for Android development tool integrated with Visual Studio or MonoDevelop.

Sencha Architect 2: A WYSIWYG IDE for Building Desktop and Mobile HTML5 App

Topics
HTML 5,
ExtJS,
Sencha Touch,
HTML5,
Javascript,
Sencha,
Rich Internet Apps,
HTML,
Dynamic Languages,
Companies,
Markup Languages,
Web Development,
Cross Platform,
Languages,
Mobile Development,
Mobile,
Programming,
IDEs

Sencha, has announced the availability of Sencha Architect 2, a major upgrade of Ext Designer. Sencha Architect 2 is a visual application builder that leverages Sencha Touch 2 for mobile apps and Ext JS 4 for the desktop. Sencha Architect 2 builds on the company’s HTML5 layout tool, Ext Designer, expanding its capabilities for building desktop and mobile Web applications.

Yahoo! Open Sources Mojito, a JavaScript Framework Promising Write Once, Run Anywhere

Topics
Javascript,
Web Frameworks,
Web Development,
Cross Platform,
Dynamic Languages,
Languages,
Open Source,
WOA,
Mobile Development,
Desktop,
Programming,
Mojito,
Architecture,
Mobile,
Yahoo!,
Server-side JavaScript

Yahoo! has open source Mojito, a framework for creating reusable widgets incorporated in various web applications and executed either on the client or the server-side without code change.

A New Survey Shows what Cross-platform Tools Are Preferred by Developers

Topics
Cross Platform,
Mono,
.NET,
Mobile Development,
Tools,
Mobile,
Programming,
Agile

A new report released by VisionMobile provides data on what cross-platform tools developers currently use, what they intend to use in the future and what tools they plan to abandon. The results of the survey indicate a volatile market, many developers changing their preferences in their pursue for a better tool.

Articles about Cross Platform

Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Application Development and Mobile DSLs

Topics
HTML 5,
Sencha Touch,
HTML5,
jQuery,
Javascript,
HTML,
Rich Internet Apps,
Sencha,
Domain Specific Languages,
Companies,
Cross Platform,
Dynamic Languages,
Web Development,
Markup Languages,
Mobile Development,
SOA,
Languages,
Mobile,
Enterprise Architecture,
XText,
Programming,
Eclipse,
Architecture,
Composite Application,
Model Driven Engineering

Converged Mobile Solutions differ significantly from their Web and Desktop counterparts: they often rely on a sophisticated compared to their scope, while the User Experience and Device Capabilities are paramount to their success. We review the Mobile Technologies, Development Tools and Processes and detail how a DSL can simplify the delivery of Rich Cross Platforms Mobile Solutions.

Presentations about Cross Platform

HTML 5 Design and Development Tooling

Topics
HTML5,
CSS3,
CSS,
HTML,
Rich Internet Apps,
Javascript,
QCon San Francisco 2011,
Markup Languages,
Web Development,
Cross Platform,
Dynamic Languages,
Languages,
QCon,
Mobile Development,
Adobe,
Tools,
Conferences,
Mobile,
Programming,
Companies,
Agile,
Browsers

Greg Wilson and Christophe Coenraets demo Adobe Edge, a motion and interaction tool, CSS Regions and Shaders, and PhoneGap.

A Snapshot of the Mobile HTML5 Revolution

Topics
HTML5,
HTML,
Rich Internet Apps,
Web Development,
Markup Languages,
QCon San Francisco 2011,
Cross Platform,
Languages,
QCon,
Mobile Development,
Programming,
Conferences,
Mobile

James Pearce discusses the status of HTML5, what it can do today and what it still missing across major mobile browsers.

Location Aware Mobile Web App with HTML5 and JavaScript

Topics
QCon London 2012,
Cross Platform,
Stories & Case Studies,
QCon,
Mobile Development,
Mobile,
Conferences,
Nokia,
Maps,
Agile

Andrea Giammarchi discusses the challenges and limitations writing a cross-platform maps application and the solution used by Nokia to solve the problem.

Hybrid Mobile Applications using PhoneGap

Topics
HTML5,
Javascript,
HTML,
Rich Internet Apps,
CSS,
QCon San Francisco 2011,
Cross Platform,
Web Development,
Markup Languages,
Dynamic Languages,
Languages,
Mobile Development,
QCon,
Mobile,
Programming,
PhoneGap,
Conferences,
Native Apps

Dave Johnson introduces PhoneGap: how to write apps with it, the existing community, an API overview, extending PhoneGap, tooling, libraries, and an argument on web vs. native apps.

Interviews about Cross Platform

Desktop HTML5 vs. Mobile HTML5, with Aditya Bansod

Topics
HTML5,
HTML,
Rich Internet Apps,
Javascript,
Sencha,
Markup Languages,
Dynamic Languages,
Web Development,
Cross Platform,
QCon San Francisco 2011,
Companies,
Mobile Development,
Languages,
QCon,
Programming,
Mobile,
Conferences,
CSS3,
WebGL,
Canvas,
WebKit

Aditya talks about the benefits of working with the HTML5 platform and the state of the art both in mobile devices and desktop. He also makes his prediction about were the market is heading and how the demand from media companies will shape future devices and specs.