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As a software developer, Dreamweaver is basically a pointless tool that is not really needed for what I do. That being said, including PhoneGap and other modern

As a software developer, Dreamweaver is basically a pointless tool that is not really needed for what I do. That being said, including PhoneGap and other modern HTML5 tools should help Dreamweaver stay relevant and useful to a certain class of web developer. Too bad they are backing jQuery Mobile because it's terrible, buggy software, especially combined with PhoneGap. To anyone wanting to build a good app with PhoneGap, skip jQuery Mobile and move on to something better like Sencha Touch or Kendo Mobile. They are much better. If jQuery Mobile wasn't backed by the jQuery project, people would not use it because it is slow, buggy, pre 1.0 quality software.

soapdog 14y ago
I've been burned by JQuery Mobile performance. I think it is a joy to use but it is not ready for the app I was building. Could you provide a quick Pros and Cons of Sencha and Kendo, just a little bullet list of your opinion. Cheers
- programminggeek 14y ago
  Well, if you like jQuery Mobile, Kendo Mobile is VERY similar, but in many ways much, much better. It looks and feels pretty native. It switches UI styles per operating system which is very cool. The best part of Kendo Mobile is that it is fast and much more bug free. When I was building an app with jQuery Mobile, each time I added a feature it managed to add a bug. It was a huge pain. Kendo Mobile made it where I didn't have those kinds of bugs that I had with JQM. I didn't use Sencha Touch because it is MVC with its own framework, and I had a bunch of existing KnockoutJS code that worked really well with Kendo Mobile, so I can't say much about Sencha Touch other than Sencha Touch seems fast and demos well, but is designed to look more like iOS. If you have money to spend, Kendo Mobile is great and works great with PhoneGap/Cordova. If you don't want to spend the $200, check out Sencha Touch. Avoid jQuery Mobile like the plague. It's not ready for prime time.

soapdog 14y ago

I've been burned by JQuery Mobile performance. I think it is a joy to use but it is not ready for the app I was building. Could you provide a quick Pros and Cons of Sencha and Kendo, just a little bullet list of your opinion. Cheers

programminggeek 14y ago
Well, if you like jQuery Mobile, Kendo Mobile is VERY similar, but in many ways much, much better. It looks and feels pretty native. It switches UI styles per operating system which is very cool. The best part of Kendo Mobile is that it is fast and much more bug free. When I was building an app with jQuery Mobile, each time I added a feature it managed to add a bug. It was a huge pain. Kendo Mobile made it where I didn't have those kinds of bugs that I had with JQM. I didn't use Sencha Touch because it is MVC with its own framework, and I had a bunch of existing KnockoutJS code that worked really well with Kendo Mobile, so I can't say much about Sencha Touch other than Sencha Touch seems fast and demos well, but is designed to look more like iOS. If you have money to spend, Kendo Mobile is great and works great with PhoneGap/Cordova. If you don't want to spend the $200, check out Sencha Touch. Avoid jQuery Mobile like the plague. It's not ready for prime time.