Blog - Tag: network

Earlier this month Vodafone developer participated in the API Hackathon (London) along with Apigee and a number of API providers, including Pearson, European Directories, InMobi and Soundcloud.

The event attracted a broad range of developers including a mix of freelance and enterprise developers, with a range of experience, coding skills and interests.

The event program, which ran from 10:00-22:00, included,

• Lightening talks - wherein each API team presented their API, use case and tips to encourage development on their APIs
• Skills and concept pitches by attendees
• Coding Session
• Final presentations and app demos
• Judging and prizes awarded to the ...

Developing widgets to run on mobile phones requires more careful attention to network latency, since unlike the desktop connected environment, the mobile data connection speed can vary and fail. Also, widgets are different than mobile web sites since they will launch even when the phone is completely offline.

Three general rules when performing network calls from a mobile device are the following:

1. Always let the user know that there is a network call being made, perhaps with an animated gif with explanatory text. See: http://ajaxload.info
2. Never block and freeze the user interface with a synchronous call, all network ...