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Distributed Web, Part 2 Questions

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What is the difference between native development (iOS, Android, OSX, Windows), websites, and web apps?
What are the cost differences?
Do you start with web apps always? When would you start with native first?
How do you find an agency to build what you want?
How do you start the development process right? What should you do beforehand to prepare?

Pick a group that will challenge you--as the domain expert, the project will function smoothest if you let your consultants consult as the integration expert. Decisions reached cooperatively tend to work best.
Ensure the agency’s methods and frequency of communication match up to your expectations.
Price. It’s easy to only look at the values, but take into account the experience behind the price. Often, more experienced software developers charge a higher rate but can deliver more maintainable code in less time.
Passion. If those tasked to build your application are as excited about it as you, the result is usually better for it.
Past experience in the same / similar field. For us, this is using the lessons from Code School / Cisco / BAH / etc. when we’re writing up requirements for a new learning platform.