Abstract
When developing mobile applications for more than one platform, developers often use cross-platform development approaches based on Web technologies such as mobile Web apps instead of native development. While the single, platform-independent source code reduces development effort, Web apps still need to be optimized for mobile particularities such as limited screen size and touch-based interaction. Developers may choose from a variety of mobile Web frameworks that support them in this regard, each with different strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, we intend to guide the decision of developers for a Web framework based on a set of criteria expected from high-quality frameworks.
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Heitkötter, H., Majchrzak, T.A., Ruland, B., Weber, T. (2014). Comparison of Mobile Web Frameworks. In: Krempels, KH., Stocker, A. (eds) Web Information Systems and Technologies. WEBIST 2013. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 189. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44300-2_8
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