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Posted by Josh Hicks
Josh Hicks
14,146 Points

Mobile web apps from scratch?

I want to build a web app with HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT. My questions is, do you need a framework for that like Ratchet? Or can you just code it like you would a website and design it to be mobile first and such? I'm just not sure what the difference is between an html5 web app and a html5 website. Both could use local storage and javascript. Can someone enlighten me please?

Josh Hicks
Josh Hicks
14,146 Points

Would Nick Pettit care to weigh in on this?

2 Answers

michaelyanchar
michaelyanchar
13,563 Points
michaelyanchar
michaelyanchar
13,563 Points

The mechanisms behind each are the same but each is intended for a different circumstance. You will be accounting for different conditions when preparing an app versus a website despite using the same tools to solve the problems. A framework isn't necessary but it provides useful tools that will make the experience of creating these object far less tedious and more directed.

Nick Pettit
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Nick Pettit
Treehouse Teacher
Nick Pettit
Nick Pettit
Treehouse Teacher

You should pick a framework unless you're building something very unique.