I have an idea for a product, to be used by am individual.I would like to have a web application with offline mode capability.But,I also want the application to be available on mobiles.How can I achieve offline capability which works both on the desktop n mobile. thanks
A:
Do an assesment of your options from the platform level first.
Maturity of web frameworks and mobile functionality will be key, but some of the other things you should consider are:
- Development costs (open source or licenced)
- Development ease
- Fit within a technology stack (SQL / Win / .Net / Asp.net vs. Oracle / Solaris / Tomcat / JEE vs. LAMP etc.)
- Availability of skill sets for development and support
Your options are for web / disconnected / desktop / mobile could fit in any of the platforms above, plus some others.
Choose carefully, and Good luck!
Kaiser Advisor
2009-09-30 01:00:35
I agree with Kaiser, you could add Community to the considerations. If a stack or technology has a large community it will mean more resources (tutorials, articles, forums) in general.
kalkie
2010-05-13 05:57:14
A:
As I understand, your application is for personal use. And since you are on SO, I can assume that you are a developer yourself. If this is the case, you have to answer following questions:
- Which language/platform you are comfortable with?
- What are the free tools available?
- Does the platform support RAD (Rapid Application Development)?
- Can you use any free database or you have to invest in the DB?
- Where you are going to host your application? What platforms are supported by the hosting service provider?
For design, pl post some of the high level requirements/functionality of the application so that people can suggest something on that.
devcoder
2010-07-22 07:37:15