Kendo UI 101

This document provides an overview and comparison of popular front-end frameworks including Angular, React, and Vue. It discusses what front-end and back-end development entail. It then covers Single Page Apps versus Multiple Page Apps. The document outlines pros and cons of each framework as well as considerations for when to use each one. Key factors include project complexity, team expertise, performance needs, and time constraints.

W3C Widgets are applications developed with web standards that can run across different mobile platforms using the browser engine. A widget consists of an index.html file, assets, and a config.xml file packaged into a .wgt file. Widgets take advantage of HTML5 features like the Application Cache, WebSQL storage, and local storage. They can run on browser runtimes including Opera Mobile, Widgeon, Windows Mobile 6.5, Nokia Qt Web Runtime, and Apache Wookie. The W3C is working to define JavaScript APIs for contacts, calendar, media capture, and messaging to provide more capabilities to widgets.

This document provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in a lecture on mobile development for Android. The lecture will discuss mobile devices, operating systems like Android, how mobile apps differ from mobile web apps, cross-platform development, using XML for layouts and Java for programming, device sensors like the camera and GPS, considerations for user experience and interaction design, and the requirements for a group project to build an Android application.

Bruce Lawson of Opera toured Indonesian Universities discussing web standards, HTML5, CSS Media Queries and cross-device development.

This document discusses options for developing mobile applications using .NET and C#, including developing native applications for iOS and Android using MonoTouch and MonoDroid, creating hybrid applications using technologies like PhoneGap that combine web technologies with native platforms, and developing HTML5 web applications. It also provides an overview of JavaScript frameworks for mobile development and considerations for choosing an approach.

This document provides 10 tips for developing effective mobile web applications: 1) Understand the mobile landscape and technologies; 2) Determine essential content and use cases; 3) Optimize the viewport for mobile screens; 4) Use progressive enhancement; 5) Leverage HTML5 semantics; 6) Utilize CSS3 features; 7) Incorporate AJAX and frameworks; 8) Account for touch gestures; 9) Optimize images; and 10) Support offline usage.