A Closer Look At The New Emerging Technology- Web Operating System (webos)

By Author: Harold Vance
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A few years back, when we used to think of traditional web apps, we just had an idea of having applications written using HTML with a profuse amount of CSS and JavaScript for having definite style and functionality. These were the applications that any of the modern web browsers can deliver to the user. But now, it is not just limited to the HTML and CSS - JavaScript for getting impeccable applications to be built. A new technology- WebOS has been introduced recently, which is a Linux kernel-based multitask operating system, specially built for smart devices like smartwatches and Smart-TVs.

WebOS, also known as Open WebOS or LG WebOS was formerly a mobile operating system which gradually featured on different devices with the extensive development by experienced WebOS developers. The WebOS interface is basically an integrated collection of the application and web services such that each application concerned is being accessed through the Web OS.

The web apps that are built for WebOS TV are usually similar to a number of standard web applications. With the help of standard web applications, you can create web apps for WebOS TV using standards based web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Those who are well-experienced with building web applications can easily start developing web apps for WebOS TV. As a result, with the WebOS TV, the web apps are being elevated with pride by the title of a first class citizen.

There are some of the factors that you must keep in mind while initiating with LG WebOS Development Services. Let us have a quick look over those factors:

Model View Controller (MVC):
The MVC is a standard software design pattern for developing the web applications. MVC is popular for isolating the application logic from the user interface layer while supporting separation of concerns. As a result, in LG smart TV application development the Enyo provides built-in support for MVC. This makes it easy to build MVC applications.

Enyo App Framework:
Enyo is considered as an elegant yet powerful JavaScript app framework. It allows developers to build native-quality HTML5 apps that run everywhere, right from phones and tablets to PCs and TVs. It easily manages complexity, optimized for devices, lightweight, fast, extensible and open source as it is truly a cross-platform. The Enyo is one of the building blocks of the WebOS TV, and so it is recommended to have JavaScript platform for developing WebOS web apps.

Enyo Moonstone Library:
The WebOS TV includes the Enyo Moonstone Library that is specially designed as well as optimized for the SmartTV. Being built on the top of the Enyo App Framework, the Enyo Moonstone Library provides a rich set of UI controls that are designed for TV apps, and help create apps with lean-back design.

Thus, the WebOS application development is considered as a new feather in the development of applications on various web operating systems, especially for the open source applications development.