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Phonegap Essentials

By:Ivan Turkovic
Publisher:Packt Publishing
Print ISBN:9781785284687
eText ISBN:9781785280061
Edition:1
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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Use PhoneGap to build cross-platform mobile applications quickly and efficiently

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    Book Description

    PhoneGap is an open source framework that allows you to quickly build cross-platform mobile apps using HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. PhoneGap Build is a cloud service that allows you to quickly develop and compile mobile applications without SDKs, compilers, and hardware. PhoneGap allows you to use its existing plugins or create new ones, as per your requirements, to enhance your mobile applications. Starting by installing PhoneGap, you’ll develop an app that uses various device capabilities through different plugins and learn how to build an app in the cloud with PhoneGap’s Build service. You’ll discover how to use PhoneGap to create an application view, along with how to use a camera, geolocation, and other device capabilities to create engaging apps. Next, you’ll augment applications with PhoneGap's plugins using minimalistic code. You’ll explore the app preparation process to deploy your app to the app store. By the end of the book, you’ll have also learned how to apply hybrid mobile UIs that will work across different platforms and different screen sizes for better user experience.

    What you will learn

    • Get to grips with the fundamentals of PhoneGap to get started
    • Set up a development environment for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows
    • Use Cordova CLI, workflows, and Plugman Plugin manager to create mobile applications efficiently
    • Understand the development workflow to create native crossplatform mobile applications
    • Embed plugin support to transition to PhoneGap or use it to enhance existing applications
    • Improve your mobile development knowledge using objectoriented programming (OOP), reusable components, and AJAX closures
    • Be empowered to build your own mobile apps quickly with ease
    • Discover tips and tricks to make app development fun and easy

    Who this book is for

    If you are a mobile application developer in iOS or Android, or a web application developer who wants to learn how to make cross-platform mobile applications using PhoneGap, this book is perfect for you. To make the most of this book, it will be helpful if you have prior knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.

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