Apache Cordova

Presentation By Hugo Agbonon (@Hugo_Agbonon), created using reveal.js

The state of mobile development

So, I want to write a mobile app...

I'd really like to write my app only once!

In my ideal world, you eventually go out of jobs

(But I <3 you)

And don't worry, it's not like it's gonna happen anytime soon

All mobile devices have webviews.

Webviews = I can create applications using web technologies! HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript!

But we cannot access any of the devices API (vibration, battery, contacts, camera...)

How can I write my app for all devices?

(You know, besides hiring 3 teams of developers)

Apache Cordova is a framework which enables developers to write apps with web technlogies and access platform APIs with those web technologies

Talk about confusing...

Cordova enables cross-platform development for

May the demo gods have pity on me

(Or here's a tutorial, if you 're watching this presentation online)

Webviews suck! They're slow! Actually, it depends, and it's really getting better! Lots of apps were made with PhoneGap/Cordova, including games, so performance is not an issue for most apps.
It doesn't look the same on all my devices! Well, Cordova isn't magical. Working on different devices is the same as working on different browsers!
It doesn't "feel" native! Plugins and components can to give you native-like controls. Also see the Ionic Framework

I have a single code base, and a cross-platform app \o/