PhoneGap: Mobile Applications with HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Published January 26th, 2010 Under Javascript, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

Brian LeRoux presents PhoneGap, a mobile web framework for creating phone applications using just HTML, CSS and JavaScript without having to program in phone’s native language, Objective C, Java or C++. PhoneGap is open source and currently works on IPhone, Android and Blackberry, supporting features like: geo-location, vibration, accelerometer, sound and contacting support.

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Pixel Perfect Code: How to Marry Interaction and Visual Design the Android Way

Published January 18th, 2010 Under Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

A great user experience incorporates three pillars: structure, behavior, and expression. This talk will explore the wide variety of interaction design patterns we have built into the Android system framework to help educate you on the best way to use these pattern-based behaviors for an optimized user experience.

Turbo-charge your UI: How to Make your Android UI Fast and Efficient

Published December 22nd, 2009 Under Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

Learn practical tips, techniques and tricks for making your Android applications fast and responsive. This session will focus on optimizations recommended by the Android framework team to make the best use of the UI toolkit.

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PhoneGap for building iPhone and Android applications

Published September 8th, 2009 Under Javascript, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

PhoneGap makes building iPhone and Android applications a snap with regular HTML, CSS and JavaScript. XUI is a nifty javascript microframework designed for building mobile web applications. Avoid the heresy of Objective-C or Java and return to the sanity of the open web. In this talk Brian will guide you through the creation of a mobile web app that is app store ready and talk a little about the future platforms for PhoneGap and XUI.


Filthy Rich Android Clients

Published July 16th, 2009 Under Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

Android is a new, modern development platform for mobile devices. Its powerful UI toolkit can be used to create animated, cool-looking mobile applications. This talk will present the features and APIs to create filthy rich clients on this platform. You will learn how to use advanced 2D rendering, animations, layout animations, themes, 3D, etc.

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