Mind the phonegap
The iPhone SDK requires objective C, Google uses Java. As a mobile developer do you really want to learn a new SDK and possibly programing language for every mobile OS on the market?
Well if you’re me then yes, absolutely, but I may be unusual in that respect. Enter PhoneGap…
A JavaScript API for all smart phones?
The idea is to create an open standard JavaScript API that can be used to access the built in functionality of smart phones. As a developer you can create a single web application that will work on the iPhone, Android or Blackberry, saving time and reducing the expertise needed.
So what sort of things can you do? Well you can use the accelerometer, geolocation, play sounds, record. It’s still early days but the possibilities are great.
I’m lucky that the goals are close enough to my employers that I can contribute and get paid. Lots of my changes have already been included for Android and I will no doubt be doing much more for iPhone and Blackberry over the coming months.
You can find it here: www.phonegap.com Check it out, it’s cool.
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