Apache Cordova vs Nefarious
A side-by-side look at Apache Cordova and Nefarious. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
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.
Nefarious
Nefarious is an open source web crawling framework written in Python that is intended for researching and indexing web content. It can be used legally for building search engines or archiving public sites, but also has capabilities that could enable unauthorized access if misused.