An Introduction to Ares

Kevin HagueDeveloper Relations Engineer

April 24, 2010

Agenda

In t r o d u c t io n 10 minutes

G e t t in g S t a r t e d 5 minutes

- Ar e s H a n d s o n Tu t o r ia l 30 minutes

Q & A 15 minutes

IntroductionWhat is Ares?

Why Ares?Intended audience?New in 1.0 release.

Introduction

Ares is an integrated development environmentdesigned to lower development costs forPalm® webOS™ developers.

What is Ares?

Introduction

• Shortest path to mobile development• Helps to provide consistent app look and feel• Integrates development tools, documentation,

and debugging in one place• Multi-platform capable• Screen Resolution and Orientation properties

Why Ares?

Introduction

• Web Developers new to Palm® webOS™• Teams using multiple development environments• Developers needing to quickly build an application

Intended Audiences

Introduction

• Windows: Firefox 3.5+, Safari 4+, Chrome 3 and4• OSX: Firefox 3.5+, Safari 4+• Linux: Firefox 3.5+• Installed webOS SDK• Good understanding of JavaScript programming

techniques, basic HTML and CSS

Prerequisites

Introduction

• webOS Service Components• JSDoc-style help• Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo within interface

builder• Find and Replace within File or multiple projects• Built in JSLint integration• New Built in widgets like Google Maps and RSS

wrappers

New in 1.0

Getting StartedThree steps

Getting StartedInstalling Ares: Step 1. Sign in using developer.palm.com ID

Getting StartedInstalling Ares: Step 2. Allow applet computer access

Getting StartedInstalling Ares: Step 3. Done

Hands-on TutorialBuilding our first Ares application

Hands-on Development

Build application with the following features:• Tracks using GPS• Displays position using Ares Google mapswidget

Bonus:• Tracks and saves data to Mojo.Depot using component• Retrieve track from Mojo.Depot

Application requirements

Hands-on DevelopmentTracker Application Screenshots

Build the ApplicationBuild it!

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