IPhone is heading Web 2.0 way
This Monday, during his keynote presentation at the WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference), Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. CEO, announced that developers will be able to develop applications for the IPhone after all. This was really important since a lot of people, including some of us at Marakana, were turned off by the idea that IPhone OS will be closed for 3rd party applications.
However, there will be no "real" apps for now, developers will only be able to create web-based internet applications. This news has been received with the mix feelings by the developers. On one hand you have seasoned Mac developers who feel "cheated", and on the other hand you have web developers who are really looking forward to this opportunity.
According to Steve Jobs, any web application that you can run in Safari, will run on the IPhone. So If you are interested in porting or developing your own applications for the IPhone, all you have to do is make sure it runs in Safari.
IPhone will be available on June 29th.
So brush up your Web 2.0 skills, and grab a copy of Safari 3 beta for Mac or Windows, and start coding.
Also, make sure to check Marakana's public schedule for all your Web 2.0 training needs.
