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Re:GNOME project picks JavaScript as "first class" dev language by psionski on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @04:24AM (#5169873)
PhoneGap is about marketing, not about software. For customers it's difficult to find a specific website, but it's easier to find an app in the app store. The devs are still web guys, but thought they will sell more if it looks like a "real app".
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Re:GNOME project picks JavaScript as "first class" dev language by zapdrive on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @05:19AM (#5169987)
I disagree. I used PhoneGap to develop my cloud-storage app so that I don't have to develop the App for 4 different platforms (iOS, Android, Windows, BlackBerry). I believe most devs use PhoneGap to develop real apps, not just to pack their existing websites into native apps.
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Re:GNOME project picks JavaScript as "first class" dev language by psionski on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @09:11AM (#5170683)
This makes sense, thank you for the insight :) Wouldn't it have worked as a normal website? Does PhoneGap offer access to native APIs that are not available from web?
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Re:GNOME project picks JavaScript as "first class" dev language by zapdrive on Wednesday February 06, 2013 @12:28AM (#5175026)
It sure does. You can access local storage, camera, GPS, accelerometers... just name it.
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