Post on 19-Dec-2015
Solution Recap
• You are now that person. Congrats!• Get started making apps for less than
$900• Web apps can be created for even less• Ask for your data or ask for “web app
space”• Create something that doesn’t need that
locked down data• A winner is you!
What’s the Difference Betweena Web App and an App?
• Web Apps are viewed using the built in Web browser Safari and act very similar to a Web page.
• No Approval Process by Apple
• Apps are downloaded to your iOS device (iPhone,iPod Touch) through the App Store.
• Apps can also use special, built-in hardware like accelerometers, the compass, and the camera.
Web App: What Do I Need To Know?
• HTML (HyperText Markup Language)• CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)• JavaScript, Webkit, AJAX (optional)
Web App: What Do I Need?
• A computer. PC or Mac• Software– Dreamweaver and Photoshop
(recommended)– Komposer and Gimp (free)
• A web server– Use your existing server that your site is
on– Sign up with a hosting company
Web App: Good Resources
• Web Sites– http://www.w3schools.com– Use Google search + discussions
• Books– Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps:
Scripting with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript by Chris Apers and Daniel Paterson
– Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Eric T Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman
App: What Do I Need?
• A Mac computer (iMac, Macbook, Mac Mini)
• Software– Xcode (free)– iOS SDK (free)– Photoshop (recommended)– Gimp (free)
• An Apple developer license• An iOS Device (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)
App: Good Resources
• Web Sites– http://developer.apple.com– Use Google search + discussions
• Books– iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute
Beginners (Getting Started) by Rory Lewis
– Learn Objective-C on the Mac by Scott Knaster and Mark Dalrymple
Contact Info
• Jim Elder– elder.james@ocls.info
• www.ocls.info• Get the slides and additional info
here: www.ocls.info/handheldlibrarian