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Le « UA Sniffing » c’est mal. Mais si vous êtes obligé (je prie pour que ça ne m’arrive pas)...

WURFL - Mobile Device Database by ScientiaMobile
►http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/wurfl.php

WURFL = Wireless Universal Resource FiLe
Note: At the time when WURFL was first created (2001), the term ’wireless’ referred to mean what we currently call ’mobile’.

WURFL is a Device Description Repository (DDR), i.e. a framework that enables applications to map HTTP requests to a description of the capability of the mobile device that requests the page.
In this regard, WURFL pre-dates the time when the DDR term was coined and could arguably be caracterized as the first DDR.
In the last year, WURFL role has expended from being a DDR for mobile devices to being a framework to detect every HTTP client worth recognizing.

Thanks to WURFL, mobile web sites and application can :

– programmatically abstract away devices differences
– avoid the need to modify applications whenever a new device ships
– avoid the need to track new devices on the market
– WURFL is a global database of all devices and the API to tap that information programmatically.

Toutes mes excuses à ceux que j’aurais choqué.

#webdev #mobile #UA_sniffing #mal #pas_bien

Why Google might just be wrong about responsive design in Africa | memeburn
►http://memeburn.com/2012/11/why-google-might-just-be-wrong-about-responsive-design-in-africa

– Most Africans do not have internet at home or at work. Only about 15% of the population does. And the internet that they have at home and work is not at all comparable with what you have in America (in terms of speed and reliability).
– Smartphone penetration in Africa is less than 20%.
– Public Wi-Fi Hotspots are not widely available.
– The GDP and PPP in Africa is among the lowest in the world.
So your typical African’s first and only point of access to the internet is via a feature phone. Because of the cost of data and the disposable income of a typical African, an African feature phone internet user is very aware of the size and cost of a web page.

What we need in Africa is a solution that is lightweight in terms of data usage.

http://s4.cdn.memeburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Obama-site-speeds.jpg

[with #proactive_design] an African user can surf the net 10 times more (or at a cost that is 10 times less) and 10 times faster [than with #responsive_design].

#mobile #afrique via @NdifunaUkwazi