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Zucchini – an iOS testing framework

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:40 +0000

A Zucchini feature file consists of sections bound to contexts of different application screens. Every screen you proceed to needs to be backed up by a CoffeeScript class describing all UI elements you want Zucchini to interact with as well as custom actions you feel like performing on that screen.

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Under the hood: HTML5 or native? A CNET guide

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:30 +0000

In summary, when discussing your mobile strategy, use the type of traffic your site has to determine whether to use HTML5 mobile Web or native apps, and then use your level of budget to decide whether to go turnkey or custom.

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Survey: U.S. Smartphone Ownership Growth by Age and Income – Nielsen

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:13:37 +0000

overall smartphone penetration stood at 48 percent in January, those in the 24-34 age group showed the greatest proportion of smartphone ownership, with 66 percent saying they had a smartphone.

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Mobile Sites vs. Apps: The Coming Strategy Shift (Jakob Nielsen)

Brent Sordyl — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:31:14 +0000

1. Current Mobile Strategy: Apps Best
2. Future Mobile Strategy: Sites Best
3. When Will the Strategy Shift Happen?

To conclude: I do believe mobile sites will win over mobile apps in the long term. But when that will happen is less certain. Today, if you are serious about creating the best possible mobile user experience, my advice is to develop apps.

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App users: iPhones are for days, iPads for the nighttime

Brent Sordyl — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:31:09 +0000

Mobile devices allow us to read what we want when we can. With the iPhone, it’s easier than ever to blast through a couple of articles on the bus, or while waiting for coffee. The iPad, on the other hand, offers a compelling experience of sitting back on the couch and catching up. As Read It Later put it, “Readers want to consume content in a comfortable place, on their own time, and mobile devices are making it possible for readers to take control.”

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Make an App for That: Mobile Strategies for Retailers – Owyang

Brent Sordyl — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:27:51 +0000

Developing a mobile strategy to address the smartphone- and tablet-toting shopper

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Aerogear – JBoss Community

Brent Sordyl — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:33 +0000

Covering all aspects of mobile application development! This includes the latest HTML5 technologies used in the mobile web, and in hybrid application frameworks like the Apache Cordova. All the way to JBoss AS based services, mobile RichFaces/JSF2, tooling, and native application support, and prototyping.

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Slides: Developing a Learning Strategy for Mobile and Social (Keynote) « Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang | Social Media, Web Marketing

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:32:36 +0000

These six ‘cells’ so to speak have 6 opportunities to take advantage of, they include:

Who Creates: From Expert to CrowdWho Learns: From Siloed to GroupWhat Curriculum Is: From Static to DynamicWhen It Takes Place: From Fixed Time to Time-ShiftedWhere it takes place: From Fixed Location to AnywhereHow it is consumed: From Comprehensive to Component-based

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21 Mobile Apps Development Frameworks

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:32:20 +0000

These frameworks can help you create the right applications for example, whether we are talking about desktop applications or mobile apps. Web development is supposed to be fast and creative, and most of your time has to be taken by the actual creation and not the figuring out how to do low level technical stuff. In this article, I will feature new frameworks that will help you in order to develop desktop and mobile applications that if picked wisely may significantly speed up and make your development more effective.

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zStack – heroku for mobile?

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:48:18 +0000

complete technology stack to power your mobile app’s backend

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