Cordova and mobile development

Dmytro Golysh

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Pros:

Cross-platform compatibility.
You don't have to learn any new languages if you're already a decent web developer
It's very quick to prototype
If you so wanted to, you can bypass the app store by hosting the files on a server, and utilize app cache to make things speedy. Changing your app is just changing a web page and its cache manifest file or service workers.
Managing images for multiple devices is a lot easier with CSS and media queries than it is for an iOS xcode project and an Android project with its ldpi, hdpi, xdpi, and whatever dpi.
Easier to create vector graphics to design spec
You can write mobile SPA site and use it like mobile application.
Crosswalk WebView

Cons:

There are a lot of mobile devices out there with varying hardware, platform difference, and network speed

Set up:

npm install -g cordova

Common commands:

cordova create path [id [name [config]]] [options]

cordova build [<platform> [...]]

cordova run [<platform> [...]]

cordova platform add [<platform> [...]]

cordova serve [port]

Hooks:

Let's code

Questions?

Thanks

By Dmytro Golysh

For MP