Foreword: By Bryce A. Curtis

Everywhere you go, people are using mobile devices to keep in touch with family and friends, to find a nearby restaurant, or to check the latest news headlines. Their phones have become an indispensable part of their lives with applications that bind them closer to each other and the world around them. It’s these applications that make their phones truly useful. Most users aren’t aware of the underlying technology used to develop their favorite app or how much time it took to write. Instead, they view an application in terms of the benefit it provides them. Therefore, as developers, we are free to select technologies that deliver this benefit in the most efficient manner.

One technology decision that must be made ...

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