by James Ward
Many emerging technology trends like PaaS, HTML5, mobile apps, API-driven development, and continuous deployment are changing the way we build and deliver software. Heroku is a polyglot cloud application platform at the forefront of these trends. This introductory session will teach you what Heroku is and how you can use it to build next-generation apps that make software delivery more efficient and scalable.
Client-side technologies including HTML5, Javascript, and CSS have made mobile web and hybrid apps a popular choice for developers. Visualforce and the Mobile SDK make it easy to build enterprise mobile apps. This session will teach you how to combine Visualforce with standard web technologies to create dynamic mobile web apps on Force.com. Using the Mobile SDK, we will then convert a web app into a hybrid app that can access native device features including secure offline storage, camera, microphone, and more.