Edge of the Web
March 2013 Perth, Australia
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Myles eftos Executive chairman at MadPilot Productions
Myles will be presenting:
Building Mobile Web Apps
There is no denying that the mobile app market is huge, but we are web developers - who wants to have to deal with learning Objective-C or Java? Thankfully, technologies like PhoneGap allow web developers to work in languages they know (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) while still making them look and feel native. It also allows us to sell our apps on various app stores, which means real income, right now.
PhoneGap currently targets six different phone and tablet platforms, including iOS, Android, WebOS and Blackberry so is a perfect way to hit up many devices with minimal code. This session will look at the complete life cycle of building a "native" mobile application using PhoneGap - from building widgets using HTML5, triggering actions using JavaScript, simulating transitions using CSS3 animations to testing your app on different phones and finally getting them up on the respective app stores. It's the quickest way to get started with mobile phone development.
about Myles Eftos
Myles is a Perth-based Web developer who feels as at home building INNER JOINS as he does calculating the specificity of CSS selectors.
He has worked in all the major web languages, with his weapon of choice being Ruby on Rails. During his 8-years in the industry, working under the moniker of MadPilot Productions, he has worked with pretty much everyone in Perth. He started 220, a cooperative workspace in Leederville and currently has a position on the committee of the Australian Web Industry Association. He was co-developer of the popular iPad application "Counter Culture" and is currently co-authoring an upcoming mobile development book for Sitepoint.