> I wrote a wrapper for the Apache Cordova (Phonegap) API recently, so that 
> it could be used with ClojureScript. I got Hello World, etc up and running 
> without much fuss. There are however two issues:
>
> 1. Also a slow start-up time, since Phonegap already has resources to 
> load, and then a large JavaScript file on top of it. On a subpar device, 
> this wait was several seconds.
>
> 2. Using Phonegap itself feels very second-class, especially with regard 
> to the complex Android app lifecycle, things like Intents, and so on.
>
> That said, if are basically building a webapp that just needs some access 
> to still inexistent APIs like camera, battery, compass etc, and you are 
> targeting better, recent-gen hardware, it (Phonegap) could be a nice 
> option. I'll also put the wrapper online soon.
>

Since Clojure runs on the JVM, why do we need ClojureScript and PhoneGap at 
all?

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