An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Build?

Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by girvo on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @10:11AM (#6847318)

Now, this is pie-in-the-sky thinking, but I'd love to see something like Xamarin, that uses JS (for logic) and HTML/subset of CSS (for presentation) that builds cross-platform using native widgets.

Hey, one can dream, can't they?

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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by wsc981 on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @10:18AM (#6847367)

I think this will stay a dream for a very long while. If Xamarin would create controls based on the lowest common denominator of each platform (with regards to functionality), the capabilities of said controls would be very limited indeed, likely only useful for the most basic of apps.

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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by girvo on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @11:08AM (#6847796)

Mmm, yeah that's a good point, I didn't think that quite through, and to be honest I've not used Xamarin myself. How does it handle the UI layer? Is it re-done for each platform, using C# but with the Android UI and iPhone UI classes?

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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by pistle on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @11:26AM (#6847941)

It's up to you, but mostly, yeah, you write out as much into the shared code area (C#) as possible then, write up/wire up your UI layer using native layout tooling. How far you go to using stuff like iOS storyboards or just doing code-based implementations (C#) is up to you. You have the flexibility.

This yields a massive reduction in time and cost associated with managing multiple code bases while holding onto the native experience.

It's not quite as fluid as html+css, but you don't hear nearly the performance-horror stories.

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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by johnyzee on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @12:04PM (#6848272)

https://www.ludei.com/

Converts an HTML5 canvas-based app to use native graphics routines. I haven't used it but been following it for over a year since the approach seems promising.

BTW, a similar thing exists for the ImpactJS game engine (Ejecta), but it only converts to iOS: http://impactjs.com/ejecta

Actually I would love to hear if anyone has experience with either of these.

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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by fleshgolem on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @10:22AM (#6847399)

Isn't that what Titanium is selling? Not that I have ever tried it

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Re:An HTML5 app turned native in 10 minutes with PhoneGap Bu... by untog on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @11:21AM (#6847886)

Titanium tries to do that, with extremely variable results.

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