[LRUG] Rhodes / AppMobi / Titanium

[Jason Green]

Yeah its a trade off with that, no native stuff like accelerometer or push notifications

Jason Green
jason.green at nogeek.org



On 19 Jan 2012, at 18:02, Glenn Gillen wrote:

> Not that I've "launched" anything serious, but I've been opting for HTML5 with responsive styles/media queries to give a native-like experience. Great for quickly prototyping. If I need access to device APIs I'll move to PhoneGap. I'm considering it a lean approach, I can validate the idea easily and iterate towards a native client later if there is actual demand. 
> 
> G
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> - from my mobile, excuse the spellnig
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> On 19 Jan 2012, at 09:38, Riccardo Tacconi <rtacconi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Some guys I know are using Phone Gap, so you can develop with JavaScript and compile the app in the native application you want.
>> 
>> On 19 January 2012 18:30, Aleksandar Simic <asimic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Jason Green <jason.green at nogeek.org> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Rhodes / Appmobi /
>> > Titanium and what they preferred?
>> > Appmobi seems to be a bit slow on older phones and Titanium seemed a little
>> > bit of a mess last time I used it, but it has probably come on since then? I
>> > haven't had any experience of Rhodes but it does look quick cool.
>> >
>> > I am looking for something that provides a super quick experience for the
>> > end user, but is quick to get out cross platform. Any ideas much appreciated
>> > :-)
>> 
>> Hi Jason,
>> 
>> I've used Rhodes on Blackberry phones, fairly newer models.
>> 
>> The main reason I chose it was because it looked so similar to Rails
>> and you get to write Ruby (in ERB templates). But in the end all it
>> does is creates a native web server, that is embedded within the app
>> that serves the pages. The load time is noticeable, while the web
>> server loads up. It is only a few seconds, but ... it isn't native,
>> and the interface is all web pages.
>> 
>> The slug the framework produces is about 1.9MB in size, compared to
>> <100KB a native app would. 1.8MB is there constantly plus your app.
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> Alex
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