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My Setup

Before I start talking too much and documenting my travels, I decided to mention what setup I’m currently running, which, as it turns out, is very important when you’re asking for information.  This is mainly due to the rapid pace of development of all the components involved.  I have the following:

  • OS: Windows 7.  Not much to say about this one.
  • IDE: Eclipse Classic / Version: 4.2.0 64-bit (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/).  The first thing I noticed about this IDE is that it seems pretty slow, clunkyish.  The thing works, though.  I have to say that coming from a Visual Studio environment, Eclipse is awkward at best when you first touch it.  I’ve read of some people who find it downright repulsive.
  • Framework: Cordova 2.0 / PhoneGap.  In case you didn’t already know, this was previously known as PhoneGap, but Adobe Systems owns that name now. http://www.phonegap.com/download
  • Plugin: MDS AppLaud.  This is a plugin for Eclipse which gives you:
  • Plugin: ADT Plugin (Android Development Tools) version 20.0.2.  This is a plugin for eclipse that gives you the capability to quickly set up and Android project. http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/eclipse-adt.html
  • jQuery Mobile version 1.1.1.  Simplifies a LOT of the JavaScript development and gives you some pretty nifty UI elements and animations by making use of a comprehensive JavaScript library and HTML5 tags.  This is not your typical drag and drop thing you may be used to, but with little effort I was able to create clean-looking UI’s for my test applications.  Worth it.  Get it.  http://jquerymobile.com/

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