Chapter 7
PhoneGap Emulator and Remote Debugging
Introduction
The biggest pain I experienced when I worked on building the PhoneGap application is the following cycle:
- Develop an eclipse/xcode or irrespective IDE
- Compile and put the binary executable on device/emulator
- Test PhoneGap application on device/emulator
- Tweak code and repeat from step 1
Clearly this cycle is very time consuming and frustrating. If you are an experienced JavaScript developer, this would be a nightmare for you.
JavaScript developers are used to handy tools on the following modern browsers:
- Firefox
- Safari
- Chrome
- Internet Explorer
(Note that for iPhone and Android development, Internet Explorer is not useful. We recommend the use of Firefox, Safari, or Chrome for ...
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