http://www.brusselsgirlgeekdinner.be

Designing & Developing for
Mobile
Sarah Blow
Founder, Girl Geek Dinners
founder@girlgeekdinners.com

What is Mobile Really?

It used to be...

Now it’s this...

Could it become this...

Or this?

Tools of today

Visual Studio

J2ME

XCode

Use the emulator

Don’t avoid testing on devices
though

What Language?

Almost any Language

Web Apps

On Device Apps

UI Challenges

Landscape/ Portrait

Accelerometers

Camera/ Video

Screen Size & Resolution

Touch vs Traditional

Sound – Use & Misuse

Battery Life

Sometimes Connected

Presence

Attention

Light

GPS

WiFi

3.5g

Tips

Think of the Usage Scenario

Think about saving battery

Us databases of resolution/ dpi
They are out there you just need to
know where to look.

Plan for update over the air

Consider NFC & Zigbee

Don’t do it all on device if you
don’t have to

Benefit from Cloud Computing

Do your research

Event Reminder

Location & Info
Date & Time:
Saturday 14 March 2009 08:30-22:30
Venue:
Brussels-Midi , London St Pancras International
and London Apple Store. Details here.
Sponsored by:
Eurostar
Topic and speakers:
A lecture by Molly Flatt, a Guardian blogger,
and Jess Greenwood - Dep Ed, Contagious
Magazine
The theme is likely to be around 10 top trends
of the year including things like Location and
Context Services, Apps Stores, Going Green,
etc

Thanks To
• Clo for organizing the event
• The sponsors for their support and
sponsorship
• The fantastic photographers who donated
their pictures for us to use in this
presentation!
• Those who inspire and encourage me!