When we think about how trends in technology have changed over the last few years, we usually think about mobile devices and mobile app development. More and more, we see people using Androids, iPhone, tablets, etc. Everyone knows that you can browse the web conveniently on any of these devices, so what does that mean for web based application development? It means that the future of application development is in web-based applications. Where iOS and Android developers that develop mobile apps for each device have to write code that is native to those operating systems, web-based application developers can make one product that can be used on every device! This means you can create an application that is usable on your desktop, laptop, or any device that can browse the web.
The trick to all of this is in creating responsive websites that cleanly adjust depending on the size of the browser. So when you look at the page on a desktop computer with a massive monitor, you'll perhaps see the most expanded content with multiple columns of text, images, or large movie objects. The same site viewed on a mobile device would see fewer, narrower columns, and smaller versions of the same movies or images. This is made possible by using HTML5, CSS3, and responsive designs.
HTML5 is the latest version of HTML, which is the language used to structure and present content on the web. It marks the end of an era as HTML5 allows for the use of complex media elements without the need for additional plugins like Adobe's Flash or perhaps Microsoft's Silverlight. Most new mobile devices are compatible with HTML5, which is great news because HTML5 contains markup for application programming interfaces (or APIs). This makes it easier to develop web-based applications as you no longer need to deal with stand-alone APIs.
CSS3 is the third level of Cascading Style Sheet languages and allows for the formatting and presentation of information in HTML. It allows for cross-browser compatibility as well as new features like animations and transitions. As the web evolves quickly, it became apparent that large CSS specifications were unwieldy and so CSS3 is divided into modules that can be changed and updated independently of each other. You can also do media queries which allows you to detect what kind of device is being used and allow you to adjust the style to work with those constraints in mind.
With clever use of the above technologies, and designing with responsiveness in mind, you can have cross-platform and cross-browser applications that can be used by anyone! That means you have access to the largest market-share possible, which also means more people will be using your product and hopefully making you more money.
Below are some links that I've found while doing research on this topic, may they be of great use to everyone who is interested.
HTML5:
http://www.w3schools.com/html5/html5_intro.asp
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/06/html-5-cheat-sheet-pdf/
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/previewofhtml5/
http://www.thehtml5tutorials.com/
CSS3:
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/default.asp
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/resources/top-100-useful-and-detailed-css3-tutorials-and-techniques/
http://blog.templatemonster.com/2011/04/08/20-css3-tutorials/
http://css3generator.com/
Responsive Web Design:
http://www.alldesignstuffs.com/2011/creating-responsive-html5-page-using-media-queries/
http://thinkvitamin.com/design/beginners-guide-to-responsive-web-design/
http://www.elated.com/articles/responsive-web-design-demystified/
http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/awesome-tutorials-to-master-responsive-web-design
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