• Web Directions

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04 May 2011This is the first State of (Mobile) Web Development report, which focusses on mobile web and application development related aspects of a survey of over 1,300 professional web developers and designers in February 2011. Web Directions has been conducting this survey annually since 2008.

The key findings included:

• 2010 saw an explosion of interest and activity by developers in HTML5, and developing native apps for mobile platforms like iOS and Android using web technologies.
• Android gains dramatically on iPhone as developers’ regular mobile browsing platform
• There is a correlation between the devices and platforms developers use, and those they develop for.
• Web site testing across a wide range of mobile devices jumps significantly.
• JQuery Mobile leads from JQTouch and SenchaTouch in a still immature mobile frameworks market place.
• Three quarters of respondents expressed an interest in developing native apps using web technologies in the coming year, with 30% likely to do so.
• iPhone, iPad, along with Android phones and tablets all show strong interest from developers, while other platforms have their work cut out to woo web developers.
• Web developers express confidence in developing native apps using HTML5, with reservations about application performance and user experience.