It’s not a web app. It’s an app you install from the web.(blog.forecast.io)

32 pointsby tmoretti13 anni fa3 comments

blog.forecast.io

It’s not a web app. It’s an app you install from the web.

http://blog.forecast.io/its-not-a-web-app-its-an-app-you-install-from-the-web/

3 comments

CCs13 anni fa

I think the key here is: "Avoid replicating the default iOS styling and interactions".

Avoiding the "Uncanny valley" some apps can compete with native.

NelsonMinar13 anni fa

One key advantage of installing as a web page on iOS: you get to benefit from the JIT compiler for Javascript. iOS apps that use Webkit still aren't allowed to have Javascript compiled to native object code.

pixcell13 anni fa

how did you manage to make it look one way when you viewed it in your browser, and look different once you launched the app from the homescreen. Is there a script for that?