Dawn of the devices aguidetosurvivingthe deviceapocalypse @hitsmachines Ryan Betts, Lead Designer - Phonegap Build @mwbrooks Michael Brooks, developer - phonegap core
May 27, 2015
Dawn ofthe devicesa guide to surviving the device apocalypse
@hitsmachinesRyan Betts, Lead Designer - Phonegap Build
@mwbrooksMichael 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 nightmarenative 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 overrunand 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 hordethe information hungry horde
TONS OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMSTONS OF DIFFERENT INFORMATIONAL NEEDS
FINITE (HUMAN) RESOURCESFINITE BUDGETS
FINITE TIME
INFORMATION DEVELOPERS... OR MAYBE YOU’D PREFER API DEVELOPERS.
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPERS... and they will solve their own problems
same old storyjust new mediums.
same old storyjust 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 usergets caught in the middle
THE PHONEGAP SAFE HOUSE
+ polyfills the web
+ it is deployable
+ practice the future
+ extensible (plugins!)
STANDARD ISSUE ON ALL DEVICESall 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.
FINALE
APP DEvssolve our problems
INFORMATION DEVELOPERS THINK OF OUR CHILDREN
the future is unkown, but good always prevails.
questions?@hitsmachinesRyan Betts, Lead Designer - Phonegap Build
@mwbrooksMichael Brooks, developer - phonegap core