A year ago I published a series of posts about HTML5 mobile web frameworks: Sencha Touch, jQuery Mobile, jQTouch, and Titanium Mobile. Setting aside differences among frameworks, I tackled the question of native vs. web and gave a nuanced answer, even a hesitant yes. A year later I’ve abandoned HTML5 and begun rebuilding my app in Objective-C. And while the long answer is still nuanced, the short answer is easy: if you want to build a great mobile app, go native. (more…)