Smashing Mobile Web Development : Going Mobile with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript

Raasch, Jon, Avola, G.

ISBN 10: 1118348168 / ISBN 13: 9781118348161

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Smashing Mobile Web Development : Going Mobile with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118348168
• ISBN 13: 9781118348161
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MIGRATE YOUR WEB DEVELOPMENT KNOW–HOW TO MOBILE

By the time you finish this book, you ll possess all the knowledge and skills you need to create sophisticated mobile websites incorporating the features your users want, including geolocation, social media, and much more.

You start out with a quick tutorial on mobile web development with HTML5 and CSS3. Then step–by–step, veteran mobile web developers Greg Avola and Jon Raasch show you how to apply your development skills to building sites that work across a variety of mobile platforms and browsers. Packed with superb, full–color illustrations, Smashing Mobile Web Development:

• Gives you the essential tools you need to develop for mobile
• Gets you up to speed on HTML5 and CSS3 for mobile development
• Teaches how to use frameworks such as JQUERY MOBILE, ZEPTO, and more
• Shows how to build and manage databases with SQLITE
• Demonstrates how to run tests using IOS, Android, and Chrome/Firefox simulators
• Helps you prepare your mobile website for launch
• Enables you to keep your professional skills up to date with the latest technology trends

All web development roads lead to mobile. Don t get left behind read Smashing Mobile Web Development and learn everything you need to know to add web mobile to your development skills set.