A check list of design decisions for your mobile development team by Karthikeyan Mani. CEO & Co-founder at ByteAlly website : http://byteally.com

1. GOING MOBILE
The Design Decisions

2. The Developer Dude
•Developer must know the Human
Interface Guidelines (Time killer)
•Platform specific problems are plenty
•CONCLUSION : Never allow first timer to
develop your mobile app

3. Native vs Hybrid Dilemma
GO NATIVE
BE HYBRID
•UI/UX is a differentiator
•UI/UX not a major differentiator
•App is more than a skin with
native functionality fat
•One code base is a myth
•Launching on one platform
•Going out early is not crucial
•$$$
•Must launch on all platforms
•Can’t afford death by launching late
•$

4. The Architecture

5. Your App must be DUMB
•Should just be a skin.
•Move functionalities to the server side

6. HTTP Requests are Costly
COSTLIER BATTERY LIFE
EFFICIENT
/api/place/images
/api/place/home
/api/place/products
{Images, products}

7. Handle the worst
•Incorrect or no response from the server
•No required Services (Internet, Camera, Contact,
Location etc)
•Low Memory

8. Remotely Configurable App
Don’t make your app a brick
Examples
•Label Messages
•Rating form
•Default Views
•Anything else that
would save your a**

9. Track & Measure Everything
•Watch the funnels
•Report Crashes
•Okay to dedicate most of HTTP request (Battery
Life) for measuring during early stages

10. Yay! We are done
Thank you
Karthikeyan Mani
Co-founder ByteAlly
keyan@byteally.com
Twitter : keyanmk