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We're evaluating Sencha Touch for mobile development. Has anyone used this yet (I realize that it's still in beta), and if so, what are its strengths / weaknesses? How does it compare to alternatives?

It certainly sounds compelling.

Thanks!

ScottE
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I'm playing with Sencha Touch, I have a project up at GitHub. If you're comfortable with ExtJS it will be familiar. The examples are impressive (requires WebKit browser). You might be interested in this question as well.

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artlung
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I've used it only briefly. It looks very good and has a nice array of tools to make pseudo-native apps. One of the larger concerns is the licensing (the inclusion of ExtJS and the requirement to purchase a license to use the software). Now ExtJS and Sencha have merged - so I am unsure of what the impact will be. Also, as for alternatives, Sencha has merged in JQTouch (a primary alternative). See this post for more information

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  • yes, the licensing is definitely a concern. Thanks for the link - good info. – ScottE Jun 24 '10 at 16:02
  • [Sencha person] The beta is under open source license - GPLv3. We will be adding a commercial trial and then when we release, a full-on commercial option. If you're ok releasing source code to users, or if you're not conveying your app outside your company then you're good with GPL, otherwise you'll need commercial. Although we're also planning to have some personal/non-profit etc. carveouts to make it easier for folks to use who are not doing full-on commercial development. – Michael Mullany Jul 10 '10 at 01:00
  • [Update] There is a commercial trial license in the latest beta 0.92 – Michael Mullany Aug 01 '10 at 21:45
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    Commercial license is now free, as per: http://www.sencha.com/blog/2010/11/15/sencha-touch-1-0-ships-now-free/ – jamesh Jan 09 '11 at 20:39
  • Yes, Sencha Touch is and will remain free for both commercial and open source uses. – David Kaneda Sep 07 '11 at 18:03
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I think currently it is only optimized for safari-browser. I tried in on Android Phone (HTC Magic, Android 1.6) and the examples didn't work.

but it is a beta of course....

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Currently ,i'm using sencha-touch in my project and pretty easy to use and understand especially with the documentation that comes along with it . As compared other mobile fameworks whose documentation is limited

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