Building apps in HTML5 and JavaScript may be easier than using other development tools, but there's still a learning curve. In the following interview, "Programming HTML5 Applications" author ...

HTML5 versus native apps. It's a debate as old as — well, at least three years ago. And pretty much since the beginning of that debate, there has been a general underlying current among the geek ...

Yet concerns surrounding HTML5’s architecture linger, along with a debate concerning the use of native mobile apps versus apps developed for the mobile Web.

Building a smartphone app - should your developers be going HTML5 or native?

Is it desirable to develop iOS apps in HTML5? I've only read the specification and changes to tags/attributes and the general approach of HTML5. I was told you can make an actual iOS app from HTML5.

An HTML5 app that is running in the browser can already access GPS and the camera, and it can open up native apps—essentially everything you need from native functionality is already available.

The emphasis on capabilities is moving from hardcore coders -- with mastery of embedded platforms and tools -- to more mainstream graphical and scripting-skilled workers.

HTML5's potential to replace native apps is promising, but challenges remain in its widespread adoption.

A BII report highlights HTML5's potential in mobile apps, though widespread adoption may take time.

Will HTML5 or native apps lead the charge for the superphone platform? Or is the conflict between the two simply getting overblown?

Evangelists say the HTML5 movement has so much momentum that it could defeat the native app — an application that is designed to run on a single platform — in as little as two years.

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