Should I use PhoneGap instead of ramping up on the Android SDK?

Question

Although I am comfortable with Java, I have much more experience with web development. I am looking to get into programming simple Android games.

Should I just program e

Answer 1

Pros for Phonegap:

• deploys to all major mobile devices
• sounds like it best fits your skillset
• covers most available platform APIs with a uniform code base, no need to learn each one
• PhoneGap Build (https://build.phonegap.com/) and Cordova (https://github.com/brianleroux/Cordova) are making it even easier to deploy to multiple platforms

Pros for Android:

• Better performance
• No limitations on which APIs you can use (i.e., video)
• Defined toolset and workflow
• native UI components
• Fragments API and native layouts make handling different screen sizes easier

It really comes down to whether or not you want to be an Android-only developer or not. That first pro for phonegap is HUGE is you plan to develop for multiple platforms.