HTML5 for iOS and Android: A Beginner's Guide

HTML5 for iOS and Android: A Beginner's Guide

Author: Robin Nixon

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-08-05

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0071756345

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Essential Skills--Made Easy! Create advanced websites, web apps, and standalone apps for Apple iOS and Google Android devices. HTML5 for iOS and Android: A Beginner's Guide explains, step by step, how to use HTML5 and CSS3 as well as supporting technologies, such as JavaScript, MySQL, and PHP. Download wrapper code from the book's companion website to enable your programs to run like native iOS or Android apps. You'll also get tips for distributing your creations in various app stores. Everything you need to get started developing powerful mobile apps and websites is included in this hands-on guide. Designed for Easy Learning: Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoid Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated Robin Nixon is a developer and freelance technical writer who has published more than 500 articles in magazines such as PC Plus, PCW, Web User, PC Advisor, and PC Answers. He is the author of several computer books, including Plug-in PHP, Plug-in JavaScript, and Plug-in CSS.


Beginning PhoneGap

Beginning PhoneGap

Author: Rohit Ghatol

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2012-06-12

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1430239042

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PhoneGap is a growing and leading open-source mobile web apps development framework that lets developers build JavaScript and HTML5-based web applications with native wrappers for more than six mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. This framework lets you build HTML- and JavaScript-based apps and still take advantage of native mobile device capabilities like camera, localStorage, geolocation, storage and much more, irrespective of the mobile platform you target. It also lets you use more specialized JavaScript frameworks like jQuery Mobile and more. Beginning PhoneGap is a definitive, one-of-a-kind book that teaches the fundamentals and strategies behind cross-platform mobile application development. Instead of learning languages like Objective-C, focus on building apps from day one for Android, iOS, Blackberry, WebOS and Symbian—without the complexities of these platforms. This book shows how to build apps which makes use of Google Local Search to create a Restaurant finder apps (which uses Maps to layout locations and uses internal database to store your favorite restaurants. Furthermore, you'll learn how to extend PhoneGap's functionality by using PhoneGap plugins to write apps like Dropbox (syncing files in the background outside HTML/JavaScript code and in native code). By the time you finish Beginning PhoneGap, you'll know PhoneGap inside and out, and, consequently, be able to develop mobile web apps faster and more efficiently than ever before. Make more money in less time!


Programming HTML5 Applications

Programming HTML5 Applications

Author: Zachary Kessin

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2011-11-10

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1449322727

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HTML5 is not just a replacement for plugins. It also makes the Web a first-class development environment by giving JavaScript programmers a solid foundation for building industrial-strength applications. This practical guide takes you beyond simple site creation and shows you how to build self-contained HTML5 applications that can run on mobile devices and compete with desktop apps. You’ll learn powerful JavaScript tools for exploiting HTML5 elements, and discover new methods for working with data, such as offline storage and multithreaded processing. Complete with code samples, this book is ideal for experienced JavaScript and mobile developers alike. Store session data in the browser with local storage objects Save trips to the server: store larger amounts of data with IndexedDB Give browsers limited access to a user’s system to read and upload files Take your app offline—and speed up page loading when it’s online Use Web Workers to create multithreaded applications Transfer data between browser and server more efficiently with Web Sockets Learn about HTML5 tags for forms, multimedia, graphics, and geolocation "HTML5 is all the rage these days, but it's more than just a buzzword. Programming HTML5 Applications provides the knowledge to guide you through all the new technologies needed to make modern web applications." --Ralph Whitbeck, cohost of The Official jQuery Podcast


Mobile JavaScript Application Development

Mobile JavaScript Application Development

Author: Adrian Kosmaczewski

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2012-06-18

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1449327818

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When developing apps for the latest smartphones, you’re faced with several vexing questions. How many platforms do you need to accommodate? What level of support do mobile browsers provide? To help you address these and many other key issues, this guide provides a hands-on tour of the most powerful JavaScript frameworks available today. You’ll build sample apps with jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, and PhoneGap to learn the unique advantages—and disadvantages—of each framework. From there, you can determine which one is best for your project. This book is ideal for web developers familiar with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Experience the simplicity of jQuery Mobile for building cross-browser applications Learn how Sencha Touch’s architecture, widgets, and blazing-fast rendering engine makes it a good choice for enterprise software Use PhoneGap to package your web app into a native iOS, Android, or Windows Phone application Discover the impact of various HTML5 features on mobile app development Pick up JavaScript productivity tips as you delve into its object orientation, closures, and coding conventions Test and debug your app with a collection of tips, tricks, and tools


Sams Teach Yourself HTML5 Mobile Application Development in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself HTML5 Mobile Application Development in 24 Hours

Author: Jennifer Kyrnin

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 0672334402

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Learn how to turn Web pages into stunning mobile applications in just 24 hours or less! HTML5 adds a number of new features and APIs to the language that allow web designers to be more descriptive and effective in creating their Web pages. This guide descripes how to use the features of this software.


Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps

Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps

Author: Chris Apers

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2011-07-21

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1430230460

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This book will help you join the thousands of successful iPhone apps developers without needing to learn Objective-C or the Cocoa touch APIs. If you want to apply your existing web development skills to iPhone and iPad development, then now you can. WebKit’s support for HTML5 means any web developer can create compelling apps for both the iPhone and the larger-screen iPad. Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps takes you through the latest mobile web standards as well as the specific features of the iPhone and iPad. You’ll learn about WebKit and Mobile Safari, HTML5 and CSS3, vector graphics and multimedia support. You’ll discover the built-in hardware features of the iPhone and iPad and how best to take advantage of them. The market for web apps for the iPhone and iPad is expanding rapidly. You’ll want to know about all the advantages, and Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps is the perfect starting point.


Head First HTML5 Programming

Head First HTML5 Programming

Author: Eric Freeman

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 1449390544

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"Head First HTML5" introduces key features including improved text elements, audio and video tags, geolocation, and the Canvas drawing surface. Concrete examples and exercises are applied to reinforce these concepts.


HTML5 IPhone Web Application Development

HTML5 IPhone Web Application Development

Author: Alvin Crespo

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781849691024

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Presented in an easy to follow, step by step tutorial format, this is your guide to web application development for the iOS Safari.This book was meant for you! From the beginner developer to chief technology officer, this book aims to make you an expert in the field of web application development for iOS Safari. Familiarity with HTML, CSS and JavaScript are greatly encouraged but if you're looking to dive right in and find solutions to everyday problems and more, then this book is for you.


Html5 Web Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide

Html5 Web Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide

Author: J. M. Gustafson

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 1849695954

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The best way to learn anything is by doing. The author uses a friendly tone and fun examples to ensure that you learn the basics of application development. Once you have read this book, you should have the necessary skills to build your own applications.If you have no experience but want to learn how to create applications in HTML5, this book is the only help you'll need. Using practical examples, HTML5 Web Application Development by Example will develop your knowledge and confidence in application development.


Mobile HTML5

Mobile HTML5

Author: Estelle Weyl

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2013-11-13

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1491948892

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Readers will quickly become familiar with HTML5's many new APIs and understand how they work in the mobile environment with this book. Learn how to use audio, video and graphics within the bandwith and screen constraints of mobile devices, and discover how HTML5 interacts with JavaScript and CSS3.