Dawn of
the devices
a guide to surviving the
device apocalypse
@hitsmachines
Ryan Betts, Lead Designer - Phonegap Build
@mwbrooks
Michael Brooks, developer - phonegap core
Evil has risen from humble beginnings.
origin of the devices
None of these have disappeared. We’re just preoccupied with the new ones.
same info, many sources
Bring your own device
Bring your own deviceDANGER
Bring your own deviceDISASTER
logistical nightmare
logistical nightmare
native apps require a lot of overhead... but you can charge $$$* for them.
*and sometimes people will even buy them ... but you guys are cities, so nobody is going to buy your apps.
apps were a good start
but now we are overrun
and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight
we need a general
purpose tool
“a fusion of shovel and double-bladed battle axe”
THE LOBO
“a fusion of API’S and TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION”
THE WEB
not necessarily all good ones, but we can make do.
theSE all have browsers
so ... back to the horde
the information hungry horde
TONS OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
TONS OF DIFFERENT INFORMATIONAL NEEDS
FINITE (HUMAN) RESOURCES
FINITE BUDGETS
FINITE TIME
INFORMATION DEVELOPERS
... OR MAYBE YOU’D PREFER API DEVELOPERS.
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPERS... and they will solve their own problems
same old story
just new mediums.
same old story
just new mediums.
apis: tried and tested
apis: tried and tested
UNLEASH THE OPEN DATA
vancouver drinking fountains
case study: zombie
survival with open data
WEB IS THE TOOL
API is THE STRATEGY
WEB IS THE TOOL
API is THE STRATEGY
WEB IS THE TOOL
apps vs web
The user
gets caught in the middle
THE PHONEGAP SAFE HOUSE
+ polyfills the web
+ it is deployable
+ practice the future
+ extensible (plugins!)
STANDARD ISSUE ON ALL DEVICES
all the popular ones and the not so popular ones as well
including tablets, of course
Here is a Typical
phonegap
workflow.
Here is a Typical
phonegap
workflow.
IDES+SDKS take up a
lot of space.
one
problem.
problem solved.
Dawn of the Devices: A guide to surviving the device apocalypse
FINALE
APP DEvs
solve our
problems
INFORMATION DEVELOPERS
THINK OF OUR CHILDREN
the future is unkown,
but good always
prevails.
questions?@hitsmachines
Ryan Betts, Lead Designer - Phonegap Build
@mwbrooks
Michael Brooks, developer - phonegap core

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