There are quite large differences in performance ... but with some knowledge ... (one evening of reading) ... you can deal with them and use your knowledge in HTML / JS / CSS to quickly launch applications.
Here are some nuggets:
Guidelines for setting up PhoneGap / Mobile Websites
* How Diary.com increased the performance of their PhoneGap app running Sencha: http://www.phonegap.com/2011/06/21/building-the-diary-com-ios-app-using-pg-sencha-touch/
* http://floatlearning.com/2011/03/developing-better-phonegap-apps/
* http://jslint.com/ - to debug your javascript
* http://zeptojs.com/ and http://xuijs.com/ - minimal alternative frameworks to jquery and jqtouch
* Disable the accelerometer and location http://blogs.nitobi.com/jesse/2009/10/28/running-jqtouch-in-phonegap/
* set "EnableAcceleration" to false in PhoneGap.plist
* set "AutoRotate" to false in PhoneGap.plist
* http://mir.aculo.us/2010/06/04/making-an-ipad-html5-app-making-it-really-fast/
* http://cubiq.org/remove-onclick-delay-on-webkit-for-iphone
* Demo: http://cubiq.org/dropbox/clickdelay.html
* FastClick v TouchStart: http://groups.google.com/group/phonegap/browse_thread/thread/f5f5c78e26513821?pli=1
* http://forum.jquery.com/topic/ontouch-instead-of-onclick-event
* http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/16494809/Performance-tips-for-device/
* http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/JavaScript_Performance_Best_Practices
* http://evolvingwe.com/building-an-iphone-app-part-3-7-dev-tips/
* http://evolvingwe.com/upgrading-to-phonegap1-0/
* VIDEO Performance Tips for Sencha Touch: http://vimeo.com/17882927
* It covers performance features in Sencha, which are great principles we can reapply. We may even be able to cut code from certain pieces of Sencha to reapply for Skej.
* It states that we MUST destroy anything that is not visible on the DOM. And that the DOM must be kept as small as possible at all times, with as few listeners as possible. (I.e attach one listener to the parent item of a list, rather than to each list item.)
* It also has practical CSS3 tips for me to apply... Basically, dont use many of the new transitions and shadows/round corners because the currently use CPU, and not yet GPU.
* Event Delegation in Sencha Touch: How to design lists with a single listener, and not one on every line. http://www.sencha.com/blog/event-delegation-in-sencha-touch/
* Optimizing DOM Memory Usage in Sencha Touch: Sliding from a List to a Details panel and killing the list, and then sliding from Details to a List and killing the details panel. Minimizing elements on your screen, your DOM. http://www.sencha.com/blog/sencha-touch-optimizing-memory-usage/
* DESTROY ANYTHING THAT IS NOT VISIBLE ON YOUR DOM!
* Use CSS Animations instead of jQuery
* http://nyroo.com/l/B7UN5c
* http://www.ferretarmy.com/css-animation-examples/
* Be careful... these are tricky when they don't leverage the GPU, and bog down the CPU.
Enabling New Features
* Enable Retina Display: http://evolvingwe.com/create-retina-display-images-in-mobile-web-themes-and-phonegap-apps/
* Swipe to delete: http://www.codesta.com/blog/2011/5/23/sencha-touchphonegap-tips-and-tricks.html
* Disable accelerometer and location: http://iamcam.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/phonegap-up-to-speed/
* Cut jQuery and Hand-code: http://cubiq.org/do-you-really-need-jquery-for-mobile-dev
* Display Contact List in Mobile Safari: http://cubiq.org/contact-list-on-webkit-for-iphone
* iScroll4: Create a header, scroll within a fixed size div, pinch and zoom, pull up/down refresh. http://cubiq.org/iscroll-4 (Includes tips on rubber-band effect.)
* PhoneGap GitHub repo: Includes interesting examples like DatePicker, SMSComposer, ApplicationPreferences, Splashscreen, NetworkActivityIndicator... https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugins
Architecture
The architecture of your application in Ext JS 4: http://www.sencha.com/learn/architecting-your-app-in-ext-js-4-part-2
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