iPhone App Development Decision Tree
December 18, 2009
Trying to decide what technology you should use to build your iPhone app? This decision tree might help:
if ( appMustAccessHardware ) { // Camera, accelerometer, beep, vibrate
if ( !developerHasMac ) {
// Buy a Mac
}
if ( appIsIphoneOnly ) {
if ( developerWantsToLearnObjectiveC ) {
// Use Cocoa Touch/Objective-C
} else {
if ( developerValuesFormOverFunction ) {
// Use Cocoa Touch/Objective-C
} else {
// Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript + PhoneGap
}
}
} else {
// Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript + PhoneGap
}
} else {
// Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
}
