**Mobile application development** is the process by which application software is developed for mobile devices (usually low-power handheld or portable devices).
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Future of web development - Front-end > Back-end development?
People used to say it's "better"/"Make more money" to do back-end programming (PHP, asp.net) instead of front-end(HTML, javascript) for web development.
But I notice that HTML5, CSS3, WebGL, ...
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Programming for Windows Phone vs Android [closed]
I'm currently doing my honours in computer science. An integral part of the course is our honours project (which is done in a team of 3). Our team is essentially building a mobile application that ...
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iPhone development - Which model to test? [duplicate]
I am about to start my own venture in App development. I need some sort of advice or tips on which iPhone model should I test to? My budget is quite tight so I am thinking should I buy 4GS over 3GS or ...
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Is it possible to offer an affiliate program for your iOS or Android app?
Independent of the App Store or Google Play, is there a way to track where new downloads or paying customers came from? For example, if an app advertises my app in theirs - is there a way for me to ...
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HTML5 PhoneGap Mobile development? [closed]
I want some suggestions about the project concepts/ideas on HTML5 PhoneGap mobile app development. I want to develop some app that can be a learning curve to get to know about these technologies. Any ...
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REST vs RPC for mobile development
As many know, mobile development is skyrocketing these days and, I believe, it affects what we code. To be specific, I am interested in developing web services for a mobile application.
I see two ...
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How to define requirements for mobile web applications?
A client who currently owns a huge client base has asked us for a mobile web application development, that should run on both phones and tablets for the Android and iOS platforms. The expected ...
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Native mobile app development - how do I structure my user stories?
I'm about to start on a project which will involve developing prototype native mobile apps (iOS and Android initially) as well as a web-based admin interface and an API for these apps to communicate ...
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How can I become a good project manager? [closed]
I work in mobile development. I've just been promoted to a project manager. The problem is that I just have 4 months of experience in development. This was my first job and I didn't even finished ...
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If it was for you to chose Game Development vs Application Development, which will you chose? [closed]
Today I was asked if I want to do Game development or Application Development.
I never thought to that I will ever do Games for a living. I will try it for a couple of weeks maybe but what are your ...
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Mobile-first implementation or desktop-first? [closed]
When working with CSS media queries, I am unsure of whether I should program in a mobile-first style, or a desktop-first style.
For example, let's say I'm given a design that consists of a set of ...
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Is “responsive web design” becoming a “badge to wear” for front end devs? [closed]
This may seem like an odd question. However, more and more I am seeing web applications that are built on the "mobile first" / "responsive design" principle that are about as responsive as a wasp in ...
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iPhone device version statistics? [duplicate]
There are a couple of questions on here dealing with iOS version statistics, but I can't find anywhere device version statistics. For example, I'd like to see, out of all iPhone users, how many have ...
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Audio Sync : Detecting current time of a program
I am trying to do some audio sync things (see Wikipedia on acoustic fingerprints).
I know it is possible to place watermarks in an audio signal to analyse it later, but how would I do to get the ...
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What is Delegation and why is it important in iOS programming?
At the moment I am teaching myself iOS programming, and one concept I find really hard to wrap my head around is delegation. What is it? Why and how is it used? What is the advantage? The technical ...
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My Company Wants To Get Into Mobile Development — And Use Multi-Platform Frameworks [closed]
To me this seems like a really poor idea.
I've used quite a bit of Java's "cross platform" application frameworks and it all sucked. I'm sure things are better than they used to be when people are ...
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What device to get for mobile applications testing? [closed]
I'm going to build an application for iPad, iPhone and Android.
I'm wondering what devices I do need for testing. For example: I can run an iPhone app on an iPad, so the iPad would be a good ...
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Value of frameworks for mobile web applications [closed]
Longer version, see below for the TL;DR
As a developer with a strong background in the development of "classic" web applications I have been thinking about mobile web application architectures. One ...
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Cheap programmable, portable device [closed]
Since a long time I have thrived for being able to program something I can take with me - a very small computer like a programmable calculator, gameboy, pocket PC or cellphone.
However, I didn't find ...
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Last semester of college: while trying to get first web/mobile developer job [closed]
I am in the last year of my BS in Engineering - Information Technology degree. Some things I have noticed while looking for jobs is that larger older corporations want you to know java or c# for their ...
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Where should I start in creating a full-blown mobile OS? [closed]
I want to create a full-blown ARM mobile OS, with a user interface and all.
Although I could base the OS on Linux, my preference is to start from scratch with an ARM emulator, though I wonder if that ...
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What is a good mobile device testing environment to run under windows? [closed]
I am looking for non-online mobile device testing program that can give you a preview of a website that will run on a mobile device.
I found MITE and MobiOne but I prefer to know any free such kind ...
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How to connect several (mobile) devices
I want to start a little project, where I want to connect several of my devices. Some are Android mobile devices, others are desktop devices like a PC or laptop. Furthermore I want keep the project as ...
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The best way to implement authorization for a REST API
We develop social-based applications for mobile. Every application consumes RESTful API web-services. When I implement login I usually store the username and password somewhere on device. Then I send ...
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How to verify data from localStorage on a server
On my mobile app, I am storing the username of a logged in person, and downloading some data for the given/stored username. When the user checks for updates to his data content on the server, the ...
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Mobile number validation
I am trying to find best way to validate a mobile number with in a country.
Currently my understanding is: User can enter whatever format they want in mobile numbers and its a waste of time and ...
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Multi-platform Mobile Development?
So my question is this:
Is there any easy way for a single developer to release an app on iOS and Android?
I am a web developer that primarily plays in PHP, Node, Ruby, AS, and JS. I have dabbled a ...
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Is a simple iPhone app more appealing to users than a mobile website?
My client wants to do an iPhone app because she's found that people are significantly more likely to use the iPhone app over a mobile optimized site. The iPhone app is very simple - it just displays a ...
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Releasing Mobile Application under multiple platforms, same time or?
I've always had this idea circling around until I am facing this issue.
We made an android app, it is ready, but we are planning to release the same app on iOS and possibly Windows Phone;
Now, ...
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How to plan/manage multi-platform (mobile) products?
Say I've to develop an app that runs on iOS, Android and Windows 8 Mobile. Now all three platforms are technically in different program languages. The only 'reuse' that I can see is that of the ...
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What are SCM tasks that could be performed on a mobile device?
Given an iPad, iPhone, Playbook, or other mobile device, what SCM tasks make sense on these devices.
Code review? Change propagation between branches? Automated build results after check in? What ...
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When to switch to mobile programming? [closed]
We're a team of developers working on some PC applications. But we have also witnessed a trend in the market towards writing more and more mobile sites and mobile applications.
Is it time for ...
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Mobile Compatibility: traditional website look vs native application ?
I have a question related to mobile compatible websites, I have seen two type of websites
One in which they adopt traditional website look and adjust website according to mobile screen, if they have ...
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Does a mobile app need more access than the public API of a site?
I have a site with a public API, and some mobile app developers have been brought in to produce an iPhone app for the site. They insist they need to see the database schema, but as I understand it, ...
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Tablets Running IDEs [closed]
I am new to the tablet market, but i am trying to learn more. Are any current tablets capable of running programming software such as Visual Studio? I understand they'd have to come up with some ...
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Does Rhodes actually create a Native app or a Hybrid app
Rhodes claims to be able to build Native apps but I'm not sure or not if this means a native shell + embedded Web Browser like PhoneGap or does it create a true Native app like (I believe) Titanium ...
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Mobile Web Framework that will only control rendering and page transitions [closed]
I have been using jQueryMobile for a bit now, and there are some things I like about it and others I do not.
First I will give a bit of background.
I have a light weight mobile application that has ...
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is Oracle ADF Mobile free? and what is it's usage scope? [closed]
I would like to know whether Oracle ADF Mobile is free to use for someone who doesn't have the (expensive) ADF license, and what if I want to talk to a backend (web service), do I need Weblogic?
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Why don't smart phones have an auto-forget password feature? [closed]
Storing passwords to external services (e.g. corporate email servers) on smart phones is very insecure, since phones are more easily stolen. Has any vendor implemented a feature to only cache a ...
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Approach for developing software that will need to be ported to multiple mobile platforms in the future
I am currently doing the preliminary design for a new product my company will be pushing out soon. We will start on Android, but then we will need to quickly develop the IPhone, IPad.... and then the ...
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I seem to be missing a few important concepts with PhoneGap
I'm planning on developing an app on multiple platforms and I'm thinking that PhoneGap might be perfect for me. I had been reading that it's one codebase for all platforms but looking at the PhoneGap ...
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Mobile application development- suggestions for chosing the platform
I am planning to build a mobile application (a text editor based app) to primarily use with my symbian device. I have plans to make it commercial too, once its complete.
Now the manufacturer (NOKIA) ...
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Do App Stores Have Exclusivity on Your Apps?
Let's say I write a mobile app and I want to sell it on all three:
Apple Market Place
Android Market Place
Windows Market Place
Will any of these market places tell me that it's not possible, that
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Is a startup revolving around a web app still viable? [closed]
I have an idea for a startup that revolves around a web app. I plan to incorporate a mobile app in the future but, unlike something like instagram, users will be more likely to access with a desktop ...
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is Java free for mobile development? [duplicate]
Q1. I would like to know if it's free for a developer (I mean, if I have to pay no royalties to Sun/Oracle) to develop (Android) mobile apps in Java?
After reading this snippet about use of Java ...
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What is occurring in the world of server-side technologies in regards to the mobile app boom?
With mobile technologies becoming increasingly popular what is happening on the server-side with most of these apps when they need to communicate with a back end?
I'm used to the world of technology ...
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Where to find a good mobile robot simulator? [closed]
I would like to learn more about robotic mobile, could anyone recommend some easy and stable one?
EDIT
If possible in C, C++ or Java as programming languages.
It could run in linux or windows.
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How to handle “porting” software that's still in development
My company is building an iOS version of an Android app that our client is developing (but has not yet released). We have access to the latest builds and source, however since the software is ...
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Why does ARM processors dominate Mobile platforms while x86 dominates Desktop/Server platforms
Almost all of the mobile phones, except the ones being produced by Intel, use ARM based processors while desktop/server industry is dominated x86 processors.
What features does one provide over the ...
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mobile app development noob [closed]
I know c, most of c++, a little assembly, win32 console, etc
I'm looking for free, cross-platform, c / c++, emulator, etc.
I'm a beginner to the mobile app world, so I'm lost.
Some that pop to mind ...
