Building Cross-Platform Mobile and Web Apps for Engineers and Scientists: An Active Learning Approach, International Edition - Softcover

Lingras, Pawan; Lingras, Rucha; Triff, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1305637968 ISBN 13: 9781305637962

Publisher: CL Engineering, 2016

Synopsis

This powerful new book introduces cross-platform app design as an excellent starting point for mastering app development. The book contains numerous applications that you can adapt to different projects. You can use this book for independent study or for your project courses. The book introduces HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery Mobile, Node.js, JSON, localStorage, sessionStorage, NoSQL using MongoDB, SQL using MySQL, templating using handlebars, and maps. A strong app-centric view emphasizes appropriate subsets of these technologies to help you develop non-trivial apps. While apps continue to evolve and change, the technologies presented form the backbone of future cross-platform app development. You will learn to work with all major mobile and web platforms using the book's active learning approach that has you typing code in parallel as the apps are developed. Exercises further encourage you to make changes to the code and evaluate resulting app behavior.

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Review

"The content is current. I have found the organization easy to follow. It is overall reader friendly and I can expect my students to understand the material without major issues. As a technical writing presentation, it is easy to follow. The subject transfers from one chapter to another without major gaps. As an entry level how-to book, it is sufficient to educate the students with mobile app development skills."

"I think the goal of the book is clear that serves as a book on how to build cross-platform mobile and web apps using HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, node.js and JSON. The concepts and terms are explained very well when they first introduced. For example, in chapter 3, the definition of HTML and various tags are clearly introduced. The writing of the chapters is clear and easy to follow. I think the illustrative material of this book is very good. I really like the idea to teach mobile app development using active learning approach. The cross-platform idea is also unique. I love the book using an active learning approach. It would be an excellent source for those who want to start mobile app development. I would adopt this book if I will open a mobile app development course."

About the Author

Matt Triff is a veteran of many hackathons whose accomplishments include receiving an award from LinkedIn's Hack-A-Day in Toronto. He has software and system development experience with Staples, Vleek Infotech, and the IBM Software Development Lab. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with honors in Computer Science.

Edition details

• Publisher: CL Engineering
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1305637968
• ISBN 13: 9781305637962
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368