Chapter 5. Building the Mobile Experience
In previous chapters, you have discovered how we can develop cloud services and web applications that can be consumed with browsers installed on a desktop or mobile computer. The revolution started with the introduction of smartphones has introduced two new ways of consuming the Web: mobile browsers and mobile apps. In this chapter, we will discover the world of mobile app development from the hybrid app point of view. We'll also discover how Azure helps mobile developers with vertical scenario services to simplify and accelerate app release and management.
In this chapter, you will learn:
- How to develop hybrid mobile apps with HTML5, JavaScript, and Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova
- How to create fast and easy vertical cloud services for mobile applications if you are a focused mobile developer
- How to code Azure services in Node.js
