App novice. Where to start?

Question

Hello. I have been developing with Ruby on Rails and PHP for some time. I would like to create an application now... I wanted to start from the point I already know, that is, use one of these two languages to create the application. I saw that there are tools that make application in HTML 5, like Phonegap and Sencha touch. And I would like to start from that point. The great thing though is that I would like to use maps, geolocation and some API of places, bars, restaurants, etc.

I took a look at the Mapbox but I’m not sure if it does this kind of thing, I’m not sure if Phonegap will offer me what I need for it either. I need some tips on where to start, some recommended Apis. Thank you.

Answer 1

If you’re going to develop with Phonegap, you can use any maps API that works on the web, such as Google Maps, Bing Maps and Openstreetmap. To get the current position of the device that is using your application, you use the Phonegap geolocation plugin.

Answer 2

If you were to begin I would indicate the https://flutter.dev/

Besides being a novelty, is settling very well in the market and besides this has many plugins

You can search at the following address: https://pub.dev/flutter/packages?q=maps

I’ve already searched maps for you to see an example

And in addition you can generate your apps for Android and iOS

I hope it helps