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What is PhoneGap

What is PhoneGap. The PhoneGap History. Doncho Minkov. Telerik Academy. academy.telerik.com. Technical Trainer. http://www.minkov.it. Table of Contents. What is PhoneGap How does it work? PhoneGap + DW Pros and Cons Conclusion. What is PhoneGap?. Multiplatform Development Framework.

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What is PhoneGap

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  1. What is PhoneGap The PhoneGap History Doncho Minkov Telerik Academy academy.telerik.com Technical Trainer http://www.minkov.it

  2. Table of Contents • What is PhoneGap • How does it work? • PhoneGap + DW • Pros and Cons • Conclusion

  3. What is PhoneGap? Multiplatform Development Framework

  4. What is PhoneGap • PhoneGap is an open-source mobile development framework • Developed by NitobiSoftware • Bought by Adobe • Enables building of mobile device applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS • Ruby can be used as well • Instead of often less-known languages such as Objective-C

  5. PhoneGap Applications • The PhoneGap applications are hybrid • They are neither truly native nor purely web based • All layout rendering is done via the webviewinstead of Objective-C • Much of the functions of HTML5 are supported • A disadvantage is that hybrid applications do not have full access to the device API • Camera, compass, accelerometer, etc.

  6. Supported Platforms • PhoneGap currently supports development for the following operating systems • iOS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian OSand BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 Mango • Bada support is "coming soon" • The OS used by the Samsung Wave S8500

  7. How does it work? • Build your app once with web-standards • Based on HTML5 • Wrap it up with PhoneGap • Using the free open source framework or PhoneGap build • You can access the native APIs • Deploy to multiple platforms • Standards-based web technologies to bridge web applications and mobile devices

  8. Means of Development

  9. Means of PhoneGap Development • PhoneGap is just a library that you must include in your app • Couple of JavaScript and xml files • What is PhoneGap doing? • PhoneGap generates a out-of-the-browser window that executes the HTML and JavaScript • Due to a couple of xml and jar/dllfiles it enables the usage of native APIs

  10. Where Can we Develop? • Native IDE for the corresponding OS • Eclipse, Xcode, Visual Studio, etc. • Abode launched a new version of Dreamweaver that integrates with PhoneGap • Build the web site • Add the mobile SDKs • Say it is mobile app • Build and deploy • In both the concrete OS SDK must be present

  11. Pros and Cons Of PhoneGap Development

  12. Pros of PhoneGap Development • HTML5, CSS and JavaScript skills vs. Objective-C, Java and C# • Single code base for all platforms • iOS, Android, WP 7 Mango, mobile web • You can take advantage of distribution and integrated payment • Via the App Store or Android Market

  13. Cons of PhoneGap Development • Poor performance • If your app is graphically intense, i.e. a game. • Caching or leveraging some 3rd party solutions may be implemented with native graphics • For the most part a native app is much faster/smoother than mobile web app

  14. Cons of PhoneGap Development (2) • Lack of pre-built UI widgets, transitions, standard controls, etc. • Your development time can take longer • Especially if you want a polished-looking app with a native look and feel

  15. Conclusion • PhoneGap is a cross-platform mobile development framework • Based on HTML5 and JavaScript • Using web standards • PhoneGap is useful • For creation of small apps • When there is a lack of human resources • Need a single app deployed on many OS • Native app developments is always better!

  16. PhoneGap

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