This book is not only just about PhoneGap, it's about mobile development with web standards. In the past years, PhoneGap evolved very quickly, and throughout the book, the author tells the story of the evolution of this framework with passion, keeping the reader focused not only on PhoneGap itself but also on mobile development's best practices. I personally know the author, because I was involved with him in several community-driven meetings; he's passionate about his job and this is pretty clear when reading the book.

This book is relevant for both beginner and intermediate readers; the former will get the most out of the frequently asked questions that are answered, and the latter will get a solid knowledge about the PhoneGap APIs from this book. This book is not only a detailed reference to PhoneGap APIs, but it's actually a practical guide that shows how to use them and how to be very productive.

This book starts with the building blocks of PhoneGap, and, in a step-by-step manner, brings the reader to a deep understanding of the framework architecture and the way to extend it; each chapter contains a practical example tested on Android 4.x, BlackBerry 10.x, iOS 5.x and 6.x, and Windows Phone 8. The examples given in this book will help the readers to create the building blocks of their mobile applications.

It should be no surprise that the author is supportive of initiatives such as this book. By providing an angle enriched by his day-by-day development experience, the author guides the user of PhoneGap through a learning experience, which is complementary to the user documentation provided by the PhoneGap community.

Luca Filigheddu

Head of Developer Evangelism EMEA, BlackBerry