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I've used JQM for a SPA for years and it's old but works fine. I'm dreading the day they release the new version and finally remove deprecations (for good reaso
by schizoidboy 8y ago
I've used JQM for a SPA for years and it's old but works fine. I'm dreading the day they release the new version and finally remove deprecations (for good reason: to improve performance) because many add-ons and hacks will surely break.
> The project is mainly(opinion) dead.
I don't think it's dead so much as they are really worried about backwards compatibility (rightly so), so they're taking their time. It could also be argued that, for its purposes, it's not so much dead as nearly complete.
On top of JQM, there's PhoneGap which I've also used for years and created both an Android and iOS app in the app stores. It allows you to access most native APIs through JavaScript shims.
Overall, I've enjoyed the simplicity of JQM+PhoneGap (I use Rails as the backend). You can still layer on any other JS framework on top, so it's not limiting. My friends and I use the app daily and performance is fine on a modern phone.
Having the same code (and I'd argue, look and feel as well) for web, mobile, and native is the best way to go for a small project trying to contain time and costs.