The team behind the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) have released a handy little article on how to develop web applications for the iPhone using GWT. First off the block is the GWT Feed Reader, a feed reader interface optimized for the iPhone.
Don’t let the name fool you — this isn’t an iPhone-optimized Google Reader site, rather it combines the Google AJAX Feed API with a user interface geared for use on the iPhone.
But because, frankly, it blows the pants of the the existing Google Reader mobile interface, I really wish it was a Google Reader interface. However, the Google AJAX Feed API lacks many of the features found in Google Reader — like search.
Still, if you’re a developer looking to build an iPhone optimized version of your site, GWT could kick start your efforts. The blog post says that “the primary take-away from this project is to say this: the Google Web Toolkit can be used to create applications that, in the same code base, work well on an iPhone and a traditional desktop browser.”
At the same time, the Facebook iPhone app is still my personal favorite in terms of function and design and it doesn’t use GWT, so YMMV.
See Also:
