Channels ▼  Avo Reid  Dr. Dobb's Bloggers  Mobile Application
Development - Best Practice #2  June 23, 2009  There are unique
aspects to mobile applications that require an investment
upfront in analyzing and planning the application development. 
Mobile applications are not successful if the approach is to
take a desktop applications and simply squeeze into a smaller
space.  There are fundamental differences.  The users, even
though they may be from a common customer base, use and interact
with the mobile device differently than with a desktop.  The
ability to communicate from anywhere and take the device
anywhere changes their expectations.  Mobile devices also have
some very different but engaging technology on board that users
expect to be integrated into applications.  Technologies like
voice, messaging (SMS), location information, maps, audio, video
and others.  The best mobile applications take advantage of
these technologies to optimize users experience and how they
interact with data.  A Best Practic