Mobile App Development Training With PhoneGap - Seattle

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Nitobi Inc. (www.nitobi.com), creators of the ground-breaking PhoneGap mobile application development framework, will teach web developers how to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaScript while still taking advantage of core features of the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm.

In this hands-on tutorial, you'll discover how to use your HTML/JavaScript skills to build applications for mobile platforms including iPhone, Google Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm.

Learn how to use PhoneGap, an open source mobile development framework, to create platform-neutral mobile applications with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Get the tools and experience you need to build app store ready mobile applications for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and more.

At the completion of this course, you'll be able to:

Set up your development environment

Compile for multiple platforms

Run code in a emulator

Debug your HTML and JavaScript

Access native APIs, including location, camera, accelerometer, contacts, and more via JavaScript

Optimize your JavaScript for mobile devices

Make security considerations

Build a mobile application that runs offline

Use CSS transitions, animations and transforms to create native looking interfaces

Use the Canvas for advanced graphics

Use mobile JS libraries, such as XUI and Dashcode to build mobile applications faster
Who Should Attend?

If you're a web developer, mobile developer, mobile designer or a project manager in charge of mobile development, then PhoneGap training is for you.

If you're already well-versed in JavaScript and HTML, PhoneGap provides the fastest, most effective way to add mobile application development to your roster, especially if you're building social networking applications, simple games and companion applications to websites.
Prerequisites

Developers should have basic HTML and JavaScript experience. Training sessions are instructor led, with hands-on exercises. Students will need their own laptops and mobile phones to participate.

Students are encouraged to get a head start by downloading the appropriate mobile SDKs for each platform - SDKs and IDEs are cross-platform compatible, unless otherwise indicated:

iPhone: Xcode and the iPhone SDK. Mac only*

Android: Android SDK (1.6 recommended) and the Java SE Development Kit. Highly recommended: the Eclipse IDE and the ADT Android Eclipse Plug-in.

Blackberry: Requires Eclipse 3.4 or 3.41 for Windows (please ensure you download the correct version) and the Java Eclipse plug-ins, including Component Packs v4.6.1 and v4.7. The Blackberry development environment can be quite challenging to set up - please see our tutorial for assistance. Windows only*

Symbian: You can develop PhoneGap apps for Symbian without any external software, using Nokia's Web Runtime (WRT). However, Aptana Studio and the Nokia WRT plug-in are recommended to ease development. Further information is available in our Symbian tutorial.

Palm: VirtualBox and the webOS SDK.