Write once, Test, Build in the Cloud and Publish

In an earlier blogpost i wrote about a wonderous new technology called "Phonegap" that allowed you to publish apps written in Javascript to just about any mobile platform.

The biggest problem with Phonegap was that you had to install the SDK and IDE's unique to each platform which complicated the build process a whole lot.

They have tackled this problem with a new initiative. The concept is quite simple, why compile it yourself when you can have it done correctly and proffesionaly the first time on Phonegaps servers?

Build in the Cloud
With their new 'cloud-build' service all you have to do is write your Javascript/HTML5 against the generic Phonegap Javascript API. Once your done you upload your app in an zip file or similiar, select which platforms you wan't to publish to and hit done. When the server is finished you will get access to your platform specific apps ready to be added to the markets.

Market limitations
Not all platforms are currently supported, most notably iOS and WP7 aren't available yet. This is not a technological barrier, this is simply due to legal concerns with Apple and Microsoft. Issues that are currently being ironed out and hopefully means we will be able to get out apps built for those platforms as well.

PhoneGaps Cloud build server supports

Building apps for a mobile phone no longer requires tedious work installing IDE's or SDK, nor does it require any knowledge or experience in Java, Silverlight or ObjectC. Anyone with 30 minutes to learn the basics of JavaScript can get started. The mobile platform is truly wondrous.

Phonegap Cloud Build: http://build.phonegap.com/