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Derek Watson, TWG
Mobile Websiteor Responsive Design?
Neither!
Oct 4th, 2013 - #FITCSCREENS13
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Derek Watson
@dcwca @twg
Developer at TWG
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Agenda
• Mobile websites
• Responsive web
• Pros / Cons
• How to combine the best of both
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Web Architecture
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Web Architecture - 1999
HTML Pages
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Web Architecture - 2004
Content Management
System
Website
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Web Architecture - 2007
Content Management
System
Mobile Web Website
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Web Architecture - 2010
Content Management
System
Mobile Web iPhone App Website
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Web Architecture - 2013
HTTP API
Content Management
System
Mobile Web iPhone App Android App Windows App Blackberry App
Website
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Many mobile platforms lead to complicated
architecture
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Goals for The Web
• Native look & feel
• Lightweight
• Performant
• Wide device support
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The Past
Mobile Websites
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Mobile Websites - Defined
• Users are redirected to m.domain.com
• Separate project from the main website
• Views are rebuilt for mobile
• Limited functionality
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Mobile Websites:
Advantages!
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Mobile Websites: Advantages
• Completely custom UI
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Mobile Websites: Advantages
• Completely custom UI
• Lightweight
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Mobile Websites: Advantages
• Completely custom UI
• Lightweight
• Target mobile browsers only
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Mobile Websites:
Challenges
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Mobile Websites: Challenges
• Separate projects, duplicate code
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Mobile Websites: Challenges
• Separate projects, duplicate code
• Feature disparity
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Mobile Websites: Challenges
• Separate projects, duplicate code
• Feature disparity
• URL fragmentation
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The Present
Responsive Web
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Responsive Web - Defined
• Term coined in May 2010 by Ethan Marcotte
• CSS3 changes the layout of an HTML document
• Site “responds” to different screen sizes
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“2013 Is The Year of Responsive Web Design”
- Mashable.com (in 2012)
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Responsive Web:
Advantages!
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Responsive Web - Advantages
• Simple technology
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Responsive Web - Advantages
• Simple technology
• Single project
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Responsive Web - Advantages
• Simple technology
• Single project
• Feature parity
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Responsive Web - Advantages
• Simple technology
• Single project
• Feature parity
• Unified URLs
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Responsive Web:
Challenges
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Responsive Web - Challenges
• Contorting your HTML
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Responsive Web - Challenges
• Contorting your HTML
• Responsive images
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Responsive Web - Challenges
• Contorting your HTML
• Responsive images
• HTML and CSS bloat
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Responsive Web - Challenges
• Contorting your HTML
• Responsive images
• HTML and CSS bloat
• Tricky design
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Mobile Web Responsive
Fast loading
Custom UI
Mobile Optimized
Unified URLs
Single Project
Feature Parity
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The Future
It just might work!
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[RESS intro]
“I’m increasingly interested in solutions that bring together the best of both worlds.”-Luke W. on “RESS”
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RESS - Defined
• Device detection (but no redirects)
• Switching view templates server-side
• Using responsive css techniques where appropriate
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Server-side MVC frameworks
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Model
ControllerView
User
MVC
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Model
Controller
Phone
Tablet View
Desktop View
Phone View
Tablet
Desktop
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Client-side MVC
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Food for Thought
• Do you want the same experience on web & mobile?
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Food for Thought
• Do you want the same experience on web & mobile?
• How critical is performance and load time?
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Good Reads
A gallery of Responsive Web Designs http://mediaqueri.es
Responsive Image Workflow http://bit.ly/17JS1Lv
Performance Implications of Responsive Design http://bit.ly/L9gEDg
RESS: Responsive Design + Server Side Components http://bit.ly/nsW1nq
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Questions?
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Thanks!Derek Watson@dcwca @twg