What Is in This Book

This book is organized in such a way that a complete beginner will be able to develop the mobile applications. Following is the list of the chapters and a brief synopsis of their content:

Chapter 1, Introduction to Mobile Application Development Ecosystems: This chapter covers important history and trends in mobile application development.

Chapter 2, Native vs. Hybrid Mobile Applications: This chapter compares hybrid and native mobile application development.

Chapter 3, Building Blocks of HMAD: This is the most important chapter in the book. This chapter covers HTML5, CSS, jQuery, JSON vs. XML, and the basics required later in the book.

Chapter 4, Creating Your First Hybrid Application: This chapter takes you through the process of creating your first hybrid application.

Chapter 5, HMAD: Internals: This application explains how hybrid applications work on various platforms.

Chapter 6, Data Access in HMAD: This chapter discusses the best practices and approaches followed for mobile application development.

Chapter 7, UI for HMAD: This chapter teaches the important 12-column grid concept from a responsive CSS type of framework such as Bootstrap.

Chapter 8, Using Device Features in HMAD: This chapter tells you how to use geolocation, a camera, and SD card features in hybrid applications.

Chapter 9, How to Advertise with HMAD:

This chapter helps you understand what is required to earn money through mobile application development. This chapter explains the advertisement frameworks available and how to use the popular ones.

Chapter 10, Working with Third-Party Services in HMAD: This chapter covers the features available through third parties such as Captcha along with Open ID authentication.

Chapter 11: Setup and Deployment: This chapter explains the steps needed to created a store-based application.

Chapter 12: Xamarin vs. HMAD: This chapter explains the basic differences between hybrid and Xamarin-based applications.

Chapter 13, Case Study: A Practical Approach: This chapter guides you through developing feedback application.