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DotNetNuke Mobile Development -- options, tools and approaches

DotNetNuke Mobile Development -- options, tools and approaches. Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net. May 10, 2011. The Agenda / Goals…. Options Do I need to provide a ‘custom’ mobile experience? If I do, … What are my options?

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DotNetNuke Mobile Development -- options, tools and approaches

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  1. DotNetNuke Mobile Development-- options, tools and approaches Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  2. The Agenda / Goals… • Options • Do I need to provide a ‘custom’ mobile experience? • If I do, … What are my options? • How do I decide? • Tools • What tools do I need? • How much will it cost? • What skill sets do I need? • Approaches • Do nothing (modern day mobile devices have great browsers) • Mobile skin (device specific skin or site) • Web App (HTML5, jQuery, Mobile Framework) • Native App (iOS, Windows Phone 7, Android, Blackberry …) Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  3. The Agenda / Goals… • Options • First .. Why are you doing this? • What are you trying to provide? • Passive access to data? • What data? Images? Video? Just text? • Interactive features / data conversation? • A ‘better’ mobile experience? • An ‘optimal’ mobile experience? • Before you can evaluate your options, you need to understand what it is you are trying to provide for yourmobile users Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  4. The Agenda / Goals… • Tools • What platforms do you want/need to support? • iOS • Android • Windows Phone 7 • Blackberry • others? • Each one requires a different toolset for native development • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_development • Can you afford to pick one? • Does the technology exists to pick many? • write once, run anywhere • Will Web Apps be ‘enough’? • This is NOT going to be easy Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  5. The Agenda / Goals… • Approaches • Maybe I don’t need to provide a custom mobile experience • Maybe I just want to provide a ‘better’ mobile experience • Maybe I want to provide an ‘optimal’ mobile experience Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  6. Strategy 1: Do Nothing Desktop Browser My Web Site My Skin Mobile Browser Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  7. Strategy 2: Device Specific Skin Desktop Browser My Web Site My Skin Mobile Browser Mobile Skin Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  8. Strategy 3: HTML (web app) My Web Site Desktop Browser Mobile Browser Mobile HTML page WCF Service / REST Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  9. Strategy 4: Native App My Web Site Desktop Browser WCF Service / REST Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 10, 2011

  10. Tools revisited… • Redirection • 2 skins (same content) • Desktop skin • Mobile skin • 2 sites (different content) • Desktop site • Mobile site • Redirect user based on device • Javacript • Look at UserAgent • MobiNuke (http://dataquadrant.com/) • DNN 6.1+ • Improved support for Mobile devices • Built in device detection and redirection • Mark content for mobile devices Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  11. Tools revisited… • Web App • Select a Mobile framework (HTML5, CSS and Javascript) • Try and avoid platform specific frameworks • Choose a lightweight framework • Use your existing skill sets • HTML / Javascript / etc • Many Options • *jQuery Mobile ( *recommended ) • mobl (webKit based browsers only) • JQTouch • Wink • a more comprehensive list athttp://www.hotscripts.com/blog/roundup-mobile-web-application-frameworks/ Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  12. Tools revisited… • Native App • What do I need to develop WP7 Apps • go to http://create.msdn.com • resources -> downloads • Download Free Windows Phone Developer Tools • Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone • will only install extensions if you already have Visual Studio 2010 • Windows Phone Emulator • Silverlight for Windows Phone • XNA Game Studio 4.0 • Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows Phone • Developer Account / $99 per year • Allows you to deploy to physical device • Submit apps and XNA Games (Xbox) to Marketplace Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  13. Tools revisited… • Native App • What do I need to develop iPhone Apps • umm. A Mac • Developer account / $99 per year • access to iOS SDK • submit apps to the marketplace • Appcelerator (iPhone and Android) Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  14. Tools revisited… • Native App • What do I need to develop Android Apps • Andoid SDK (free download) • Eclipse • Appcelerator (iPhone and Android) • Can develop Android apps on Windows Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  15. Buckle your seatbelts… • DEMOS • Web app using jQuery Mobile • Native Windows Phone 7 app Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  16. References and Contact info … Web App Development jQTouch frameworkhttp://www.jqtouch.com jQuery Mobile frameworkhttp://jquerymobile.com/ MobiOne simulatorhttp://www.genuitec.com/mobile/download.html Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  17. References and Contact info … • Windows Phone 7 Developer Toolshttp://create.msdn.com • Books and References • Programming Windows Phone 7 by Charles PetzoldFREE eBook http://charlespetzold.com • Beginning Windows Phone 7 Developmentby Henry Lee and Eugene ChuvyrovAmazon.com (available now) • Developing Applications for Windows Phone 7 by Shawn WildermuthAmazon.com (available June 16) Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  18. References and Contact info … Apple Developer Tools http://developer.apple.com/ Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  19. References and Contact info … Android Developer Tools http://developer.android.com Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

  20. References and Contact info … • Contact Info… • Steve Fabian • e: sfabian@gooddogs.com • w: http://gooddogs.com • t: stevefabian Steve FabianGooddogs.com DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member Microsoft MVP Asp.net May 19, 2010

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