# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 26, 2011)

* A technical discussion about PhoneGap took place, with tarcieri criticizing its implementation on iOS, particularly how it uses gap:// URLs through UIWebViewDelegate for JavaScript callbacks, which they described as a "crummy way" to implement this functionality.

* Tarcieri suggested alternative approaches to PhoneGap, including using UIWebView on iOS with Chromium on Android, or using Chromium on both platforms, noting that owning the browser would allow for custom JS-to-native bridge implementation.

* A mobile development tool called Strobe (later acquired by Facebook) was discussed, which offered automated PhoneGap build processes across multiple platforms through a git-like deployment system ("strobe deploy").

* Tarcieri recommended Ember.js (described as SproutCore 2.0 renamed) for client-side state management, highlighting its data binding capabilities that automatically update the DOM when data changes.

* Handlebars.js (http://www.handlebarsjs.com/) was shared as a templating language that works independently of Ember.js, described as "mustache on steroids."

* A user mentioned working on "phonegaptor," a Rails-like scaffold generator for PhoneGap combined with Backbone.js and xui that would generate default templates, models, and views.