ApacheCon NA 2015

Apache Cordova is a platform for building native mobile apps using common Web technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScript). Apache Cordova offers a set of APIs that allow the mobile app developers to utilize mobile native functions such as (Audio, Camera, Contacts …etc) using JavaScript. jQuery mobile is one of the best mobile web application frameworks, which allows the web developers to develop neat mobile web applications. This session discusses why there is a need for Hybrid mobile development, the current challenges of mobile development, and how using Apache Cordova can help in overcoming many of these technical challenges. It also highlights the best practices of using Apache Cordova with jQuery mobile. Finally, it demonstrates a real Cordova mobile app for showing the audience the best practices of designing, developing, and deploying hybrid Android and iOS mobile apps.