First Development-Easy?

I apologize if this isn't the appropriate board for this. I have never developed software for anything. I know HTML, CSS, XHTML, Actionscript, PHP and MySQL. I am putting together a portfolio and am considering trying to develop my portfolio into an iPhone app to allow clients to download. Having never developed anything, would it be easy enough to figure out, or would it not be worth the time? Note, the portfolio as of now includes photos, videos, websites, and flash SWF files. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

It's an interesting thought although you will have issues. First some of your content will not work on the iPhone. Flash is not available. Movies would need to be in a format that the iPhone would do. Your biggest issue would be how you would expect to get this iPhone app to your clients. It would have to be in the App Store, available to everyone. This requires approval by Apple for your app. There is no guarantee that an app that just sells your skills to potential clients is one that Apple will allow.
If you want to write an iPhone app you should be writing one that is of use to people other than advertising yourself and include that in your portfolio, which would be available on the web. If you want, you could perhaps tailor your profile's web site so that it is more appropriate for viewing in Safari on the iPhone, realising the limitations of Mobile Safari. Highlight on your web site that there is a mobile version available. This would show you know how to build a mobile web site. You should check out <https://developer.apple.com/webapps/>. It may require free registration to view.

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Books for Webcenter sites development easy steps

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>
>
> Message was edited by: Roy Cohen

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