# Mobile web app development

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mobile-web-app-development/123958>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 22, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mobile-web-app-development/123958 "2007-12-22T17:48:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mobile-web-app-development/123958/1 "2007-12-22T17:48:58Z")

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I am totally new to mobile web app development and am just wondering if  
anyone knows of any good books or resources on the web. One thing that  
I am unsure of is to whether mobile web apps are written in a a very  
stripped down html version or if using something like WAP is a  
requirement.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mobile-web-app-development/123958/2 "2007-12-22T21:14:06Z")

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Check out :  
[http://www.slashdotdash.net/articles/2007/12/04/iphone-on-rails-creating-an-iphone-optimised-version-of-your-rails-site-using-iui-and-rails-2](http://www.slashdotdash.net/articles/2007/12/04/iphone-on-rails-creating-an-iphone-optimised-version-of-your-rails-site-using-iui-and-rails-2)

It is upto you whether you want stripped down html or WAP.

On Dec 22, 2007 8:48 AM, Chris O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mobile-web-app-development/123958/3 "2007-12-23T22:01:55Z")

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Cameron Moll has a mobile web ebook that I’ve heard good things about:  
[http://mobilewebbook.com/](http://mobilewebbook.com/)

Michael S.  
[www.BuildingWebApps.com](http://www.BuildingWebApps.com)  
[www.LearningRails.com](http://www.LearningRails.com)

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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mobile-web-app-development/123958/4 "2007-12-24T06:38:29Z")

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@Bala  
That is a good tutorial. Thanks

@Michael  
Thanks for the book reference. I bought it and am in the process of  
checking it out.