Hoa: Offline applications with HTML 5
A quantum leap for mobile software development
After seeing the video that shows the offline Gmail solution (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/02/18/video-offline-gmail-web-app-for-webkit-browser-phones-demoed/) I wanted to look into the technology behind it myself. After reading through different sources, I wrote this short tutorial to describe the new html 5 features for html offline applications (let’s call these type of applications Hoa (that’s Moari for "friend")). After reading the article you will see what this means for the development of mobile offline applications: A quantum leap!