36: Understanding PhoneGap

The Web Platform Podcast

Brian Leroux (@brianleroux), Adobe Phonegap Team Member & open source software developer, spends lots of time on the Apache Cordova and Adobe PhoneGap projects. Hailing from Canada, he loves his hockey and beer- maybe even more than coding. He has spoken at many conferences and is an expert in delivering & teaching mobile web development.

Brian goes into depth on the Phonegap project. Brian discusses how developers can get started building great mobile experiences with Phonegap. He also details the benefits / downfalls of different approaches to mobile development using web technologies as well as tooling, testing, and automation.

Resources

• PhoneGap - https://phonegap.com

• PhoneGap Build - https://build.phonegap.com/

• Ionic Framework - http://ionicframework.com/

• Cordova - https://cordova.apache.org/

• Introduction to PhoneGap Build - http://tv.adobe.com/watch/building-mobile-apps-with-phonegap-build/introduction-to-phonegap-build-building-your-first-app/

• Kony - http://www.kony.com/

• ReApp - http://reapp.io/

• Appcelerator - http://www.appcelerator.com/

• Sencha Touch - http://www.sencha.com/products/touch

• JQuery Mobile - http://jquerymobile.com/

• Kendo UI - http://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui

• Onsen UI - http://onsen.io/

• Famo.us - https://famo.us/

• Firefox OS - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os/

• Crosswalk - https://crosswalk-project.org/

• ReApp - http://reapp.io/

• Phonegap Experts (company) - ` http://phonegapexperts.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjw876oBRCYr86w6KGfpkgSJAACIidwP41ihwn_EWhsPDM_3QAL5hG3imgiVfqIRK4tAhUtnBoCF6rw_wcB

• Brian Brock’s App Adventure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgNGJosQ6BE

• Touchstone.js (React Hybrid Apps)- http://touchstonejs.io/

• Appguyver - http://www.appgyver.com/

• Phonegap mobile accessibility - https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-mobile-accessibility

• Article on modules in JavaScript - https://medium.com/@brianleroux/es6-modules-amd-and-commonjs-c1acefbe6fc0

Panelists

• Erik Isaksen - UX Engineer at3Pillar Global

• Danny Blue - Front End Engineer at Deloitte Digital

• Rachel Nabors - Web Animation Developer Advocate & Founder of TinMagpie