Which IDE for Phonegap? Is Eclipse enough? [closed]

android ios eclipse cordova phonegap-build

I'm currently using intel-xdk and it's been great so far. It has the ripple emulator embedded which is great to test your app quickly.

android ios eclipse cordova phonegap-build

Yes, Eclipse is more than enough to target all the platforms.

Using PhoneGap Build, you could write the entire app using any text editor - no IDE required - and upload to their service. Their service handles the compilation in all the target mobile environments for you, and then provides the final files to download for each platform.

From their FAQ:

How do I get started with PhoneGap Build?
Simply upload your web assets - a ZIP file of HTML, CSS andJavaScript, or a single index.html file - to PhoneGap Build, point usto your Git or SVN repository. Then we’ll undertake the compilationand packaging for you. In minutes, you’ll receive the download URLsfor all mobile platforms.

For ease of development I'd recommend installing one of the IDEs (probably whatever matches the physical devices you have for testing or prefer). This way you get IDE assistance like Intellisense, but as I said it's not strictly required to have one.

Your alternative if you want to compile for all those platforms locally is pretty ridiculous:

iOS - install Xcode
Android/BlackBerry - install Eclipse
Windows Phone - install Visual Studio

Even if all you have is a web browser you could edit your code in its repository directly through GitHub.com's web interface, and then tell PhoneGap Build to clone the repo and build, then download the builds for each device.

android ios eclipse cordova phonegap-build

It seems Visual Studio would be better for someone more familiar with that:

1) http://kencenerelli.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/extending-phonegap-for-visual-studio-to-android-devices/

Excerpt:"PhoneGap:Build. The online service can take your HTML, CSS and JavaScript files (everything the PhoneGap templates create using Visual Studio) and compile them into apps that are ready for a vendor’s app marketplace."

2) http://anindita9.wordpress.com/tag/visual-studio-phonegap/

3) - you can use Visual Studio Lightswitch and Nomad, too:

https://www.facebook.com/vslightswitch/posts/658678164147712

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/phonegap/_eNL6viCFhs

4) Also, tip on Android/Eclipse:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/phonegap/-wYLoYWwp-I

5) PhoneGap tutorials:

http://vsnomad.com/documentation/learning-phonegap.html

http://pieterderycke.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/developing-mobile-applications-with-phonegap-and-jquery-mobile/

6) PhoneGap/Cordova vs. Nomad:

http://brantleclercq.com/2012/12/15/vs-nomad-vs-phonegap-build/