https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/ Read our Mind. Experiences. Insights. Learnings Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-320 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:11:11 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-320 […] big question is – Are you building web apps or native one? Sushil Kokate has discussed this here on our blog listing the benefits you get from choosing to go with either of […]

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-185 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:11:11 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-185 […] big question is – Are you building web apps or native one? Sushil Kokate has discussed this here on our blog listing the benefits you get from choosing to go with either of […]

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-171 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:18:48 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-171 another opinion on the native vs web apps debate:
http://blog.investis.com/2011/07/enough-already-about-web-app-vs-native-app/

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-306 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:18:48 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-306 another opinion on the native vs web apps debate:
http://blog.investis.com/2011/07/enough-already-about-web-app-vs-native-app/

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-149 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:55:09 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-149 I suggest staying away from any platforms that make the “write once & publish everywhere” promise. I can see the lure for beginning developers, those platforms typically offer the worst of both worlds. They don’t maximize the specific functionality of each device the way a true native app would nor are they as universal and easy to maintain as a good HTML5 web app.

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-284 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:55:09 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-284 I suggest staying away from any platforms that make the “write once & publish everywhere” promise. I can see the lure for beginning developers, those platforms typically offer the worst of both worlds. They don’t maximize the specific functionality of each device the way a true native app would nor are they as universal and easy to maintain as a good HTML5 web app.

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-107 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:40:53 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-107 Sushil,
This is a great summary of the differences between native and web apps. I share your optimism about web apps for a number of reasons. I really think it’s the easiest path forward and with learning organizations having limited resources, I see most of them adopting a web-heavy approach with their mobile learning. That is not to say that there isn’t room for native apps, especially those that can aggregate web content and those that allow for the learner to create learning content on their device. I am hoping we’ll see exploitation of the technological affordances (camera, accelerometer, GPS, etc.) to create learning rather than for consumption only. Mobile learning offers a two-way learning experience and that is a key differentiator for mobile.

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-242 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:40:53 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-242 Sushil,
This is a great summary of the differences between native and web apps. I share your optimism about web apps for a number of reasons. I really think it’s the easiest path forward and with learning organizations having limited resources, I see most of them adopting a web-heavy approach with their mobile learning. That is not to say that there isn’t room for native apps, especially those that can aggregate web content and those that allow for the learner to create learning content on their device. I am hoping we’ll see exploitation of the technological affordances (camera, accelerometer, GPS, etc.) to create learning rather than for consumption only. Mobile learning offers a two-way learning experience and that is a key differentiator for mobile.

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-100 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:22:30 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-100 Hi Sushil,
One of the benefits of Nokia phones is the ease of deploying apps to them. You don’t have to go through the Nokia Ovi Store, you can just put your app on a website to download.
Using PhoneGap it’s really quite easy to create a web-based app and convert it to a Nokia app.
Cheers,
Mark

]]> https://blog.upsidelearning.com/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-235 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:22:30 +0000 https://blog.upsidelearning.comindex.php/2009/03/03/times-are-tough-but-on-our-side/#comment-235 Hi Sushil,
One of the benefits of Nokia phones is the ease of deploying apps to them. You don’t have to go through the Nokia Ovi Store, you can just put your app on a website to download.
Using PhoneGap it’s really quite easy to create a web-based app and convert it to a Nokia app.
Cheers,
Mark

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