What Businesses Need to Consider Before Choosing Between Native Mobile Apps and Responsive Websites

Do we build a native mobile app or make our website responsive?1. Will a native mobile app be sufficient to capture the mobile audience and a regular website to capture the web audience?2. And between these Responsive web and mobile apps, will we be able to cover most of the audience span, or will we end up losing some sub sect?3. Will deciding on either one of the technologies i.e responsive website or mobile app, deny our users the opportunity to utilize the features provided by the other?These are some questions business owners are asking, before beginning the process of making their web presence mobile friendly. These questions are essential, as they have direct bearings over the cost of mobile app development, and the success of the app / website. Developing only mobile...

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Six Secrets to Building a Great UI

The User Interface is the face of a website, and the first impression a user makes of it might make or mar the prospect of the user's engagement with the website. Still, one comes across websites that are so  messy and filled with features, that they prove to be a big turn off for the user. A shoddy UI will fail to attract the user, regardless of how many advanced features it has.  While playing around with features and technologies might be an exciting proposition from the programming point of view, developers must always have the 80-20 rule in their mind. The rule states that 80% of the users use only a few apps on the interface, while only 20% might use all of them (Apple Inc.). Hence, while the 20% need not necessarily be ignored, a UI must primarily be built with...

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Single Page Applications

With web pages becoming more fluid and offering rich interaction with the users, writing codes for such flexible pages presents a complex challenge to developers. That is because the more the elements on a page and more the states of interaction, the complex the code, and laborious its loading on the server side. Loading such huge chunks of code on the server and sending it back and forth according to user action greatly increases the loading time of the page and brings down performance, thus striking a blow to the very intent of creating a fluid experience for the user. The Single Page Applications approach has emerged as the solution for this challenge. Simply put, SPA is an approach for building web applications that fit on a single page and yet provide a rich experience to the user. While...

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Responsive Web Design – Challenges and Scope for Future

The year 2013 has been dubbed as 'The Year of Responsive Web'. The technology, though still in its nascent form, has taken the world by storm, and is catalyzing a major change change in the way people access information, even as we speak. With the numbers of hand held devices being sold increasing every year (Tablet sales are expected to exceed 100 million this year – Mashable.com), website owners are keener than ever to have websites that will provide a good user experience across all platforms. While the technology might still seem formidable to some due to the fact that it is new and still evolving, it certainly is the way forward for those looking to stay on top. As the name suggests, Responsive Web Design is the design approach for...

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Cross-platform mobile development tools

Developing applications that are functional across multiple operating systems and devices is perhaps the biggest challenge faced by mobile app developers. The reason being, each of these multiple platforms, like Apple's iOS, Google's Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, RIM and a number of other players, come with their own set of features and capabilities and behavior. While companies cannot afford to lose the audience across other platforms by choosing to build on just one or two, developing and re-developing of applications for each of these platforms imposes severe strains on the their budget and resources. The ideal solution would be a one-time development process for all platforms, so that the time and cost for creation of an app are reduced and the benefits are results are maximized. Cross-platform...

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Making a Smooth Segue from SharePoint 2010 to 2013

SharePoint 2013 comes with some slick features and amazing capabilities no doubt, but an upgrade from a previous version of SharePoint to a new one is always fraught with risks. Upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to 2013 is no different in this regard. The upgrade has to be carried out with a lot of planning and monitoring, so that one does not face errors or lose out on some functionality due to compatibility issues, or customization differences. Why Upgrading to SharePoint 2013 is Worthwhile? SharePoint 2013 comes with some cutting edge tools and developments that make a user's SharePoint experience all the more enriching and productive. Some of its great features are - ·         Design Manager – A whole new array of web-based tools to design...

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New Year Celebration

Wow what a start at Paragyte, LLC for 2013!!  Gift exchange followed by yummy snacks party!! ...

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