5. Anatomy of a Cordova Application

Now that we have Cordova and/or the command-line interface installed, it’s time to talk about Cordova applications and Cordova application development. In this chapter, I show you what makes a web application a Cordova application and give you a tour of the sample application the Cordova team provides.

As mentioned at the beginning of the book, a Cordova application can do anything that can be coded in standard, everyday HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. There are web applications and Cordova applications, and the distinction between them can be minor or considerable.

The sections in this chapter highlight different versions of the requisite HelloWorld application found in almost any developer book, article, or training ...

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