Jonathan Stark

Mobile strategy, training, and development.

Tag: PhoneGap

Comparison of Native Apps vs Web Apps

There has been a lot of debate recently about the pros and cons of native apps vs. web apps on the iPhone. Ultimately, the right approach depends on the goals of the app and the resources of the developer. Here are a few points to keep in mind if you are trying to decide which [...]

iPhone App Development Decision Tree

Trying to decide what technology you should use to build your iPhone app? This decision tree might help:

Why Apple Rejected Tweeps

I recently wrote a book for O’Reilly that teaches web designers and developers how to build native iPhone apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript instead of Objective-C. One of the chapters covers PhoneGap, which is an open source project that allows you to embed a web app inside of a native app. Among other things, [...]

Build Native iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PhoneGap

Quick overview of how to take a garden variety web app built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and convert it to a native iPhone app using PhoneGap.