Adobe PhoneGap Newsletter

PhoneGap 2.4.0 released + PhoneGap 2.5.0rc1 out now!

The PhoneGap community has been really hard at work. In the last month, they released PhoneGap 2.4.0 AND have PhoneGap 2.5.0rc1 out right now.

Why are there so many releases? We consistently release PhoneGap on a monthly basis as we believe shipping in a predictable manner drives adoption, and confidence, in an open source project. It's more important to squash bugs than work on something that's new and shiny.

You can read more about our philosophy in Brian LeRoux's blog post Rolling Releases: How Apache Cordova becomes PhoneGap and Why.

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We want to learn more about you!

Oh, the things that make PhoneGap great: awesome open source technology, the hardworking community, and delicious beers!

In an effort to get to know our community better, we put together a short survey so we can learn more about you and your development workflow. What platforms are you targeting? What devices do you own? We want to get a more well-rounded picture of who you are and what you're looking for from PhoneGap.

As thanks for filling out the survey, we're giving away 5 PhoneGap t-shirts to those who enter. Be sure to include your email address at the end.

And yes, tell us about your favourite beer too. The PhoneGap team is currently enjoying Parallel 49's Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale in the keg. Cheers!

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Step-by-Step: How a user created his first game app using PhoneGap Build

When puzzle-fan Baptiste Brunet wanted to make his first game app, he turned to PhoneGap Build to use the languages he knew: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The result is Fruit Salad, a matching game in the spirit of Bejeweled. Replacing gems with fruit, users swipe pieces of fruit to create matches, activate fireballs and gain points.

Brunet writes about his experience on the PhoneGap Build blog, detailing how he built his game: choosing images, testing, emulation and going through the PhoneGap Build process.

Fruit Salad is available on the web and on the Google Play store. Brunet has seen significant downloads of his Android app over the web version. "PhoneGap Build is a great tool for web developers who want to give appstore visibility to their HTML apps," said Brunet. Visibility indeed -- Brunet's app has been downloaded over 50,000 times with a rating of 4.5 stars!

Getting your daily serving of fruits and vegetables just got easier.

Read more about Brunet's experience building Fruit Salad

PhoneGap at SXSW

So many talented folks descend upon Austin for SXSW which is why we're proud to sponsor the Open Web SXSW pool party.

This year's event goes beyond JavaScript developers to include members and supporters of the open web -- designers, developers, bloggers, artists, musicians and even members of the tech investment space. All of this makes for a unique opportunity to engage with creative and passionate supporters of the open web. Plus, they're giving away a trip to Mexico to one lucky person -- sweet!

We're looking forward to diving in and meeting people. Want to join us? We're giving away 2 tickets to the Open Web SXSW pool party. Enter to win tickets!