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Smashing Mobile Web Development

Author Greg Avola
Release Date: 2012/11/01
ISBN: 9781118348130
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Book Description

Developers, here's what you need to migrate your skills to mobile

If you're a devoted reader of Smashing Magazine, you know that all development roads now lead to mobile, so desktop-browser-based web developers need to get up to speed and soon. Start migrating your abilities to mobile with this terrific book. It first helps you make the switch to HTML5 and CSS3, before teaching you how to apply those skills to build websites that work across all mobile devices and mobile browsers.

Topics include using wireframes and templates, understanding frameworks such as jQuery Mobile, getting up to speed on newer technologies such as Boilerplate, and more.

  • Essential guide for web developers who want to build websites that work across all mobile devices and mobile browsers

  • Explains the essential tools you'll need for web mobile, including HTML5, CSS3, and JQuery Mobile

  • Brings you up to speed on newer tools such as Boilerplate

  • Keeps your professional skills up to date with today's technology trends

By the time you finish Smashing Mobile Web Development, you'll have built your own mobile website that incorporates geolocation, social media, and more.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Part I: Introduction to HTML5/JS/CSS
    1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Mobile Web Development
      1. Mobile Web Examples
      2. Understanding Native versus Web Platforms
      3. Devices and operating systems
      4. Design Aesthetics
      5. Summary
    2. Chapter 2: Overview of Mobile Technologies
      1. HTML
      2. CSS3
      3. Javascript
      4. UI Frameworks/Utilities
      5. Summary
  5. Part II: Application Setup and Infrastructure
    1. Chapter 3: Development and Production Setup
      1. Development Setup
      2. Setting Up the Production Environment
      3. Summary
    2. Chapter 4: Creating the Prototype
      1. Using HTML5 to Aid in Structure and Design
      2. Mocking Up Your Pages
      3. Summary
    3. Chapter 5: Mobile Web Structure
      1. Elements to Build
      2. Summary
    4. Chapter 6: Creating a Mobile Web Database
      1. Elements to Build
      2. Summary
  6. Part III: Development
    1. Chapter 7: Interacting with WEB SQL
      1. Elements to Build
      2. Summary
    2. Chapter 8: Geolocation and AJAX
      1. Elements to Build
      2. Summary
    3. Chapter 9: Running Queries and Connecting with Social Media
      1. Elements to Build
      2. Creating the Activity Tab
      3. Creating the Wine Detail Page
      4. Connecting to External Sites
      5. Summary
    4. Chapter 10: Location Storage and Search
      1. Elements to Build
      2. Summary
  7. Part IV: Performance and Production
    1. Chapter 11: Testing and Organizing Your Code
      1. Organizing Your Javascript Files
      2. Loading Your JavaScript Files
      3. Mobile Testing Techniques
      4. Summary
    2. Chapter 12: Preparing for Launch
      1. Debugging Tips
      2. Performance Tips
      3. Summary
    3. Appendix: HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Concepts
      1. HTML5
      2. CSS3
      3. JavaScript
      4. Summary
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