Re: sections 1.4.2 and 1.4.3

>
> I think something that makes clear
> what is meant by a "Web Application"
> and what is special about them in a mobile context
> is important for this BP document
>

Yeah, that was the original intent of having the 3 subsections in Scope.
Define what the doc is trying to do "best-practices for web-applications in
the mobile-context", then define each part of that statement in turn:
best-practices, web-applications, mobile-context.

Re-reading, I still feel that 1.4.2 does an adequate job of setting some
context on what is a web-application (at least as far as we agreed that if
you didn't know what cheese was, a point-by-point definition probably
wouldn't help you very much).

I take your point though on "what is special about them in a mobile
context"... So in response to your point I'm inclined to beef up the text in
1.4.3 and enumerate those aspects of the mobile context that have relevance
to web-application development. (e.g. limited connectivity, variable /
limited data input, limited / variable screen, fragmented platforms, limited
device processing capability...)

Does that sound like it might answer the concern, or have I missed the point
?

Thanks,

Adam.

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Jeff Sonstein <jeffs@it.rit.edu> wrote:

>
> okay
> so don't hit me if I am having 2nd thoughts
> about removing some of the "what do we mean by" text
> [which I think is part of what we agreed yesterday to do]...
>
> I think it is important to say something about
> what is meant by a "Web Application"
> and then to say something about
> what is different about the mobile context
>
> as of the 21st
> section 1.4.1 opened with the paragraph:
>
>  For the purposes of this document, the term "web application"
>  refers to a web page (XHTML or a variant thereof + CSS) or
>  collection of web pages delivered over HTTP which use either
>  server-side or client-side processing (e.g. javascript) to provide
>  an "application-like" experience within a web-browser. Web
>  applications are distinct from simple web content (the focus of BP1)
>  in that they include some elements of interactivity and persistent state.
>
> and section 1.4.2 has the statement:
>
>  [...] the focus of this document is to address those aspects of
>  web-application development for which there are additional,
>  non-trivial concerns associated with the mobile context.
>
> I think something that makes clear
> what is meant by a "Web Application"
> and what is special about them in a mobile context
> is important for this BP document
>
> what was there may indeed have been "too wordy"
> and I think *something* addressing these issues
> needs to be in the BP document
>
> am I missing something in my insufficient-coffee state?
>
> just my [ever-shrinking] $0.02 worth
> jeffs
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