Re:The official Basecamp iPhone app
by rodrigoavie on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @10:40AM
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I remember when they said the way to go was HTML5 and all that talk. Glad their changed their vision.
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Re:The official Basecamp iPhone app
by alexobenauer on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @10:43AM
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It's a hybrid app, views written in HTML5 & CSS3, and wrapped on the device. Navigation is native.
(Source: the post)
Chances are that in a year or so, they'll release a completely native app. That seems to be the trend now - go HTML5 initially to get an app out fast, then create a native app later.
Re:The official Basecamp iPhone app
by randomdata on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @10:52AM
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I assume he is referring to Basecamp Classic Mobile [1]. Reading the post, it seems they thought HTML5 was the "way to go" because they had more experience with the technology, not for any particular technological reasons.
[1] http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2761-launch-basecamp-mobile
All of the content screens in the app are still HTML5. Because of that direction, we now have a native experience on iOS AND a solid mobile experience in the browser. HTML5 still offers the greatest reach, a superior layout model and the fastest development. It's a myth that web views are inherently a poor experience.