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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 7652529" data-attributes="member: 8835">technically, as an HTML5 app/site, the mobile site could have done that as well.From a longer perspective, GenCon should not have hired some Elbonian code monkeys to slap together an iOS app for GenCon 2012.&nbsp; They needed a longer term view on this app being around for ALL GenCons ever.They should have coded a GenCon app for the 3 main OSes that wrapped a mobile site.&nbsp; Then, they don't have to maintain mobile apps for the most part, as the actual content/presentation layer is all via a website that LOOKS like it is an app.This would have given them the best of both worlds, not maintaining mobile apps, while not relying on people pulling up a web page on their mobile browser.&nbsp; Apps are THE way businesses get you to their content on mobile devices nowadays.Facebook on iOS was actually an HTML5 app.&nbsp; Granted, it wasn't great, but then it's not great now either...HTML5 allows more stuff to make the site act like an app, including storing data locally on the device.&nbsp; Thus MO's problem could be solved by caching the database.Just some nerdy background info on the &quot;why not an App&quot; part of the problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 7652529, member: 8835"] technically, as an HTML5 app/site, the mobile site could have done that as well. From a longer perspective, GenCon should not have hired some Elbonian code monkeys to slap together an iOS app for GenCon 2012. They needed a longer term view on this app being around for ALL GenCons ever. They should have coded a GenCon app for the 3 main OSes that wrapped a mobile site. Then, they don't have to maintain mobile apps for the most part, as the actual content/presentation layer is all via a website that LOOKS like it is an app. This would have given them the best of both worlds, not maintaining mobile apps, while not relying on people pulling up a web page on their mobile browser. Apps are THE way businesses get you to their content on mobile devices nowadays. Facebook on iOS was actually an HTML5 app. Granted, it wasn't great, but then it's not great now either... HTML5 allows more stuff to make the site act like an app, including storing data locally on the device. Thus MO's problem could be solved by caching the database. Just some nerdy background info on the "why not an App" part of the problem. [/QUOTE]

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