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for your question number 1 take a look at PhoneGap On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Will Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My boss has directed me to start looking into producing a phone app for > the library, or better yet finding a way to integrate with the existing > campus-wide app. Could I pick the list's brains? > > 1) Is there some tolerably decent cross-platform app language, or am I > going to be learning 3 different languages for iOS, Android, and Windows > phone? I've dabbled in all kinds of things, but my bread-and-butter work > has been PHP on a LAMP stack. Apps aren't written in that, so new language > time. > > 2) The library's selection of mobile devices consists of 2 iPads and a > Galaxy tablet. We don't have phones for testing. My personal phone is a > 12-year-old flip phone which doesn't run apps. Can I get by with > emulators? What are some good ones? The budget for the project is zero, > so I don't think dedicated testing devices are in the cards unless I > upgrade my own phone, which I probably ought to anyway. > > 3) What are some best practices for library app design? We were thinking > the key functionality would be personal account management (what have I got > checked out, renew my stuff, etc), hours, lab availability, search the > catalog, and ask a librarian. Anything missing? Too much stuff? > > Will Martin > > Web Services Librarian > Chester Fritz Library > > P.S. I sent this a couple days ago and wondered why it hadn't shown up -- > only to realize I accidently sent it to [log in to unmask] rather than the > actual list serv address. Whoops, embarrassing! > -- Simon Brown [log in to unmask] simoncharlesbrown (Skype) 831.440.7466 (Phone) *Following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been -- MJK*