Chapter 3

Web Development for iOS Devices

“…You’ve got everything you need if you know how to write apps using the most modern web standards…

…so developers, we think we’ve got a very sweet story for you. YOU can begin building your iPhone apps today…”

—Steve Jobs

The Web Development process involves many technologies and many principles, and for that reason, this chapter will introduce many subjects and will be—I’m afraid—quite long.

In the first part, we will present the concept of frameworks, explaining how they’re generally structured. Then we will introduce two Frameworks for developing a WebApp on iOS devices.

First we will look at four different approaches to WebApps and then go over the differences between a Mobile Web Site and a ...

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