A comparative exploratory study on mobile Web adaptation in front-end frameworks from the perspective of end-users

Abstract

The use of mobile devices to browse on the Web has become increasingly popular as a consequence of the easy access to the Internet. However, moving from the desktop development to the mobile platform features requests to the developers an important focus on the interaction elements which fit into the interaction demands. One of the most adopted solution byWeb developers is the front-end frameworks for adaptation of the application supported by responsive web design techniques. Nevertheless, this technique has shortcomings that directly impact in the interaction elements and user satisfaction. This paper an exploratory study comparing the adaptation of interaction elements performed by the resources available in front-end frameworks to the coding manually, taking into account the user's satisfaction. The findings indicated that the manual adjustments has been better accepted by the end users than the adaptation provided by the framework.