Mobilewebversesdesktopweb

Isn’t the mobile web the same web as the desktop one? 
It does use the same basic architecture and many of the same technologies,
 though mobile device screens are smaller and bandwidth and processing resources
 are more constrained. There’s a lot more to it than that, though, with twists 
and turns that can trip up even the most experienced desktop web developer.

Myths of the Mobile Web

As the Web has moved onto mobile devices, developers have told themselves a lot of

stories about what this means for their work. While some of those stories are true,

others are misleading, confusing, or even dangerous.

It’s Not the Mobile Web; It’s Just the Web!

I’ve heard this quote many times in the last few years, and it’s true. It’s really the same

Web. Think about your life. You don’t have another email account just for your mobile.

(OK, I know some guys that do, but I believe that’s not typical!)

You read about the last NBA game on your favorite site, like ESPN; you don’t have a

desktop news source and a different mobile news source. You really don’t want another

social network for your mobile; you want to use the same Facebook or Twitter account

as the one you used on your desktop. It was painful enough creating your friends list

on your desktop, you’ve already ignored many people…you don’t want to have to do

all that work again on your mobile.

For all of these purposes, the mobile web uses the same network protocols as the whole

Internet: HTTP, HTTPS, POP3, Wireless LAN, and even TCP/IP. OK, you can say that

GSM, CDMA, and UMTS are not protocols used in the desktop web environment, but

they are communication protocols operating at lower layers. From our point of view,

from a web application approach, we are using the same protocols