New
community project is optimized for HTML5 mobile, provides stellar performance
in a tiny footprint
SAN
FRANCISCO -- jQ.Mobi (www.jqmobi.com), a new open source mobile development
framework makes its public debut today. jQ.Mobi is a mobile-optimized, HTML5
rewrite of the ubiquitous jQuery framework which is used on over 50% of all
desktop websites. jQ.Mobi provides stunning speed improvement (2.5X faster than
desktop jQuery), size reduction (only 3K vs. 36K) and code efficiency, with a
particular focus on delivering an identically high quality user experience to
both iOS and Android devices. Mobile developers can join the community and
download the code at www.jqmobi.com.
JavaScript
frameworks like jQ.Mobi provide common user interface and programming
functions, reducing development effort and time. jQ.Mobi includes a query
selector engine, a user interface (UI) library, and a collection of plugins. On
mobile devices, existing JavaScript UI frameworks like jQuery Mobile, JQTouch
and Sencha Touch are all hampered by their roots in desktop Web browsers and
HTML 4. Under these legacy UI frameworks, the user experience on Android-based
smartphones is particularly poor. Android devices now represent nearly 50% of
the world smartphone market.
"It's
great to finally see a lightweight JS library specifically tailored for
smartphone performance and inspired by the popular APIs that made jQuery
famous," said Paul Bakaus, Zynga Germany CTO and Creator of jQuery UI.
"To me, this is the hopeful prediction of the future of jQuery 2.0,
today."
jQ.Mobi was
contributed to the open mobile Web community by the developers at appMobi.
"With jQ.Mobi we've given the mobile development world an HTML5-ready
jQuery," said Sam Abadir, appMobi CTO and founder. "The truth is, the
single biggest issue facing mobile HTML5 developers is the lack of good user
interfaces. There is nothing more critical to the success of mobile HTML5 in
general. Apple set the bar high with its Cocoa Touch mobile interface and until
now, similar quality UX tools haven't existed for Web-based mobile developers,
and that is why we've put this project into play. We've started this project
with high expectations, focused around delivering speed, size advantages, and
cross platform uniformity, and we look forward to seeing where the open source
development community takes it from here."
Speed
jQ.Mobi
outperforms jQuery by 3X on Android and 2.2X on iOS.The JSPERF.COM test suite
enables comparison of raw engine performance by testing the three most common
functions: single query selector, create element and append element.
Tests were
performed on various Android and iOS versions revealing that jQ.Mobi
outperforms jQuery by 292% on Android and 223% on iOS. Improvement over Zepto
was 5.5X on Android and 4X on iOS. Complete details of the tests and results
can be viewed at www.jqmobi.com.
Size
The jQ.Mobi
engine weighs only 3741 bytes, just 1/10th of jQuery, and less than half of
Zepto. Code size is important for user interactivity in mobile because heavier
pages take longer to load and to initialize. The full jQ.Mobi library with UI
code is also tiny, at just 15K gZipped. By comparison, jQuery Mobile is 62K,
and Sencha Touch weighs in at 99K.
Cross
Platform Uniformity
jQ.Mobi was
designed and tested specifically to provide identical experiences to users on
both dominant smartphone platforms. Android has been a particular point of
failure for desktop frameworks. A short video contrasting common UI functions
on both platforms using each of the frameworks is available at www.jqmobi.com.
jQ.Mobi is
offered free of charge as an open source asset under the MIT X11 license,
starting with a short private beta testing period which begins today. appMobi
encourages interested developers to stay up to date with jQ.Mobi development by
joining the email list at www.jqmobi.com. The development of jQ.Mobi and
maintenance of the JQMOBI.COM site are sponsored by appMobi.
About
appMobi
A bold
proponent of the open Web, appMobi's development tools and cloud-based services
build on HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, creating a unified, open ecosystem that
competes favorably with "walled gardens" offered by Apple and Google.
In 2011, the company released several of its core technologies as open source,
including its cross platform mobile device API, mobiUs Web browser, and
directCanvas HTML5 game acceleration. In December, appMobi was named "Most
Promising Tech Company for 2012" by ReadWriteWeb. appMobi's technology
allows mobile app developers to support HTML5 and native app platforms with
just one code base, and to deploy and service their apps on multiple platforms,
including the open Web. For more information visit http://www.appmobi.com.
Editors:
High resolution graphics and charts comparing jQ.Mobi with jQuery Mobile,
Sencha Touch and Zepto are available at www.appmobi.mobilitypr.com .
appMobi is
a registered trademark of appMobi Inc. iOS and related marks, images and
symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Apple Computer Corp. All
other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners
including: Amazon, Adobe, Flash, Android, Google, Chrome, Samsung, Motorola,
HTC, Sencha.
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