15-237: Special Topic: Cross-Platform Mobile Web Apps
Spring 2013
15-237: Special Topic: Cross-Platform Mobile Web Apps
Spring 2013
| Units | 12 |
| Department | Computer Science |
| Prerequisites | 15112 |
| Description |
An introduction to writing
cross-platform mobile web apps. Using a tool chain based on HTML5, CSS3,
JavaScript, and a variety of supporting frameworks, we will write apps that
are effectively designed both for desktop and mobile browsers, and which can
be converted into native apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 7 devices.
Additional topics will include designing user interfaces for mobile devices,
accessing mobile device API's (such as accelerometer, GPS, compass, or
camera), and power management issues. While this course focuses on
browser-side technologies, we will briefly explore JavaScript-based
server-side technologies (though students should consider 15-437 for
extensive treatment of server-side topics). Note that we will not be writing
native apps in Objective-C for iOS nor in Java for Android, though we may
include some brief exposure to these technologies near the end of the
course. Note: 15-237 may serve as a CS Elective towards the CS major or CS minor. |