<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>G<br><br>- from my mobile, excuse the spellnig</div><div><br>On 19 Jan 2012, at 09:38, Riccardo Tacconi <<a href="mailto:rtacconi@gmail.com">rtacconi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Some guys I know are using Phone Gap, so you can develop with JavaScript and compile the app in the native application you want.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 January 2012 18:30, Aleksandar Simic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asimic@gmail.com">asimic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Jason Green <<a href="mailto:jason.green@nogeek.org">jason.green@nogeek.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> Was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Rhodes / Appmobi /<br>
> Titanium and what they preferred?<br>
> Appmobi seems to be a bit slow on older phones and Titanium seemed a little<br>
> bit of a mess last time I used it, but it has probably come on since then? I<br>
> haven't had any experience of Rhodes but it does look quick cool.<br>
><br>
> I am looking for something that provides a super quick experience for the<br>
> end user, but is quick to get out cross platform. Any ideas much appreciated<br>
> :-)<br>
<br>
</div></div>Hi Jason,<br>
<br>
I've used Rhodes on Blackberry phones, fairly newer models.<br>
<br>
The main reason I chose it was because it looked so similar to Rails<br>
and you get to write Ruby (in ERB templates). But in the end all it<br>
does is creates a native web server, that is embedded within the app<br>
that serves the pages. The load time is noticeable, while the web<br>
server loads up. It is only a few seconds, but ... it isn't native,<br>
and the interface is all web pages.<br>
<br>
The slug the framework produces is about 1.9MB in size, compared to<br>
<100KB a native app would. 1.8MB is there constantly plus your app.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
Alex<br>
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