Phonegap FOR startups

#MoMoEdi

Jamie Sutherland

CTO @ Mallzee

@wedgybo <- Direct all abuse/love here


Founded - 2012
Joined - 2013
Raised £500k - 2014

We are hiring UI and Data engineers
http://mallzee.com - jobs@mallzee.com
Or come speak to us. We're nice.

What is phonegap

Framework and Toolset for packaging web applications as native mobile app. 

Web Apps -> Hybrid apps -> Native App
Give you access to the features of the device you can't get to through a standard web browser

Phonegap is Cordova but with some additional features

why should I use it


  • Web development at the heart
  • Highly flexible
  • Write once. Run across (most) platforms
  • Active Community
  • Mobile web app for free
  • Plugins to access native APIs in javascript
 



when should I avoid it


  • Resource intensive operations
  • Graphically intensive games
  • Fancy apps on older devices
  • You are already proficient in native languages

Using phonegap

npm install -g phonegap
Creating your first app
phonegap create mallzee com.momoedi.mallzee mallzee 
Adding platforms
phonegap platform add ios
supported platforms: ios, android, windows phone 8, FirefoxOS
How to install plugins
phonegap local plugin add https://github.com/mallzee/phonegap-facebook-plugin.git
Contacts, Network-Information, Splashscreen, StatusTap, FacebookConnect, Camera, Geolocation, FileAPI, Vibration, PushNotifications, and many more

Frameworks ON Phonegap


One's I have experience with. There are LOTS

jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch - Bloated, Overkill for most

Ionic Framework - Rapid development

Appgyver Steroids / Composer - Native UI components

Phonegap build

https://build.phonegap.com
GitHub Hooks - Build on commit
Hydrate your latest build without having to reinstall the app on the phone

MALLZEE v1 - AngularJS

 

Mallzee v2 - Ionic (Aug)







phonegap Performance


Lots of images and on device scaling
Infinite Scrolling
Repaints and Layout



If you want more code and technical detail

http://slides.com/jamiesutherland/creating-hybrid-apps-that-dont-suck#/

WHAT ABOUT data for my app?


Don't run your own server unless there's no alternative

PaaS for quick deployment and flexibility
  • Heroku
  • Engine Yard
  • AppFog

BaaS are awesome for rapid development
  • Parse.com (Facebook) 
  • Apigee (Usergrid)
  • Firebase (Real time)

Resources

Phonegap - www.phonegap.com
Phonegap Build - build.phonegap.com
Ionic Framework - www.ionicframework.com
Appgyver Steroids - www.appgyver.com/steroids
My other slides - slides.com/jamiesutherland

Mallzee Open Sourced Modules - github.com/mallzee
generator-angular-mallzee-module
angular-ui-table-view
angular-wheel-picker
phonegap-facebook-plugin


and i'm spent

Thanks for listening!
If you want to know more please just ask.

jamie@mallzee.com - @wedgybo

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