In my recent post, A Mobile Web Strategy, I covered some of the architectural decisions that go into build a mobile website. I glazed over the process of choosing whether to a mobile web application or build a native application. I wanted to cover the other topic first since it tends to be less controversial. ... Continue Reading →
In my last post, Modern Enterprise Applications, I started to look at what it takes to build a modern enterprise application. Technological advances have added complexities to building enterprise application. The expectations of enterprise users has changed. They expect to be able to use their mobile device to be more productive. They want to have... Continue Reading →
Recently I have been using the Developer Preview of Windows 8. Back in September Microsoft announced how developers can build the next generation Windows applications. So Microsoft is trying to revamp its tablet industry while moving their operating system forward. They are developing an operating system that is attempting unify their operating system across platforms... Continue Reading →
Recently a colleague of mine at BlueMetal Architects presented to the following trend image: State of The Environment I find it funny how these things go in cycles. It is like the cycle of Client/Server –> Desktop –> Distributed. If you think about it the technology of the time dictates the paradigm flavor of the... Continue Reading →
Microsoft’s MIX11conference is next week in Las Vegas. This is Microsoft’s conference dedicated to UX. It has been at this conference where the various versions of Silverlight have be announce/released. It was at this, last year, that they announced the Windows Phone 7 SDK. Prior to this year’s conference a message from Microsoft Developer Division... Continue Reading →
I can write my application in classic ASP and satisfy all my requirements but do I really want to. There has been a lot of hype around Silverlight vs. HTML5. I started into the conversations with “The Future of Silverlight” from the Silverlight Team Blog and continued on to “Is Silverlight becoming a niche technology?”. ... Continue Reading →
Dave's Two Cents 