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Dev tools · September 29, 2011

Idea to App store in 1 month using JQuery Mobile + PhoneGap

This is a side project I made with the help of JQuery Mobile and PhoneGap. Design (1 week) Actual coding was about (2 weeks) Release to apple roller-coaster ride (1 week) Content came from my business partner. I was so worried Apple would reject the application because it's 90% javascript, but to my surprise it passed with flying colors! I ended up rewriting the app a few times because jquery mobile was so slow. I wrote it again using Zepto but it wasn't any faster. Turns out the web view in iOS uses an older version of the mobile safari, and as a result a slower javascript engine.…

Idea to App store in 1 month using JQuery Mobile + PhoneGap launched on September 29, 2011 with 10 votes, #101 of 306 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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This is an iOS app built with jQuery Mobile and PhoneGap that was designed, coded, and released to the App Store within one month. The creator documented the development process, including design (one week), coding (two weeks), and Apple's approval process (one week). The project is primarily JavaScript-based and encountered performance challenges during development, though these were eventually traced to device-specific issues rather than framework limitations. The app's content was provided by the creator's business partner.

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This is a side project I made with the help of JQuery Mobile and PhoneGap. Design (1 week) Actual coding was about (2 weeks) Release to apple roller-coaster ride (1 week) Content came from my business partner. I was so worried Apple would reject the application because it's 90% javascript, but to my surprise it…

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