36: Understanding PhoneGap

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