Android Development Tools for Eclipse vs Apache Cordova
A side-by-side look at Android Development Tools for Eclipse and Apache Cordova. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Android Development Tools for Eclipse
Android Development Tools (ADT) is a plugin for the Eclipse IDE that provides a powerful, integrated environment for building Android apps. ADT extends the capabilities of Eclipse to let you quickly set up new Android projects, build an app UI, debug apps, export signed or unsigned .apk files, and more.
Apache Cordova
Apache Cordova is an open-source mobile development framework. It allows you to use standard web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for cross-platform development, avoiding native development languages like Objective-C and Java. Cordova wraps the HTML and JavaScript code into a native container which can access the device functions of many platforms.