Introduction
Cordova originally called Phonegap is a powerful framework for developing cross-platform hybrid mobile applications (Android, IOS, Windows Phone …). In Novazen, we often use it for both offsore developments and for local businesses.
This tutorial is the first in a series where we will see how to create an effective and efficient mobile application with PhoneGap. In this first step we will see how to create a Phonegap project under windows.
Installing NodeJS on Windows
NodeJs is a very popular platform for developing server and console applications with Javascript. It was built on top of Google’s Javascript V8 engine. To know more about NodeJs, you can consult this article from openclassrooms.com.
The Cordova development team chose NodeJs to manage project creation and dependency management between plugins. So she created a console-based interface for creating apps. It is this interface that we will use in this tutorial and in those that will follow.
To install NodeJs, go to http://nodejs.org/ and click on the installed link (see figure below) to download the setup. At the end of the download, double click on the setup and let yourself be guided.