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Programming the Mobile Web

By
Maximiliano Firtman
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
July 2010
Pages:
512
Description

How do you take advantage of the new opportunities opening up in mobile web development? With this book, you'll learn the intricacies and pitfalls involved in building HTML and CSS-based apps that you can extend to work with particular devices, including the iPhone, Nokia, Blackberry, Android devices, and other smartphones. You'll not only learn how to deal with platform variations, finicky browsers, CSS compatibility, and other issues, but also how to create pleasant user experiences in a constrained environment.

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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 The Mobile Jungle

    1. Myths of the Mobile Web

    2. The Mobile Ecosystem

    3. Mobile Knowledge

    4. Brands, Models, and Platforms

    5. Technical Information

    6. Market Statistics

  2. Chapter 2 Mobile Browsing

    1. The Mobile Browsing Experience

    2. Mobile Web Eras

  3. Chapter 3 Architecture and Design

    1. Website Architecture

    2. Design and Usability

  4. Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Environment

    1. Setting Up a Development Environment

    2. Production Environment

  5. Chapter 5 Markups and Standards

    1. First, the Old Ones

    2. Current Standards

    3. XHTML Mobile Profile and Basic

    4. CSS for Mobile

    5. Confusion

  6. Chapter 6 Coding Markup

    1. Heading Structure

    2. The Document Body

    3. Plug-ins and Extensions

  7. Chapter 7 CSS for Mobile Browsers

    1. Where to Insert the CSS

    2. Selectors

    3. CSS Techniques

    4. Common Patterns

    5. CSS Sprites

    6. WebKit Extensions

  8. Chapter 8 JavaScript Mobile

    1. Supported Technologies

    2. Coding JavaScript for Mobile Browsers

  9. Chapter 9 Ajax, RIA, and HTML 5

    1. Ajax Support

    2. JavaScript Libraries

    3. WebKit CSS Extensions

    4. Mobile Rich Internet Applications

    5. HTML 5

  10. Chapter 10 Server-Side Browser Detection and Content Delivery

    1. Mobile Detection

    2. Content Delivery

    3. Multimedia and Streaming

    4. Content Adaptation

    5. Mobilizing WordPress and Other CMSs

  11. Chapter 11 Geolocation and Maps

    1. Location Techniques

    2. Detecting the Location

    3. Showing a Map

  12. Chapter 12 Widgets and Offline Webapps

    1. Mobile Widget Platforms

    2. Standards

    3. Platforms

    4. Widget Design Patterns

  13. Chapter 13 Testing, Debugging, and Performance

    1. Testing and Debugging

    2. Performance Optimization

  14. Chapter 14 Distribution and Social Web 2.0

    1. Mobile SEO

    2. Mobile Web Statistics

    3. Mobile Web Advertising

    4. Mobile Web Social Features

  1. Appendix MIME Types for Mobile Content

    1. Markup and Script MIME Types

    2. Image MIME Types

    3. Mobile Content MIME Types

    4. Audio and Video MIME Types

    5. Widget and Webapp MIME Types

  2. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Programming the Mobile Web
By:
Maximiliano Firtman
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Ebook
Print Release:
July 2010
Ebook Release:
July 2010
Pages:
512
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-80778-8
| ISBN 10:
0-596-80778-3
Ebook ISBN:
978-0-596-80780-1
| ISBN 10:
0-596-80780-5
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About the Author

  1. Maximiliano Firtman

    Maximiliano Firtman is a developer focused on mobile and RIA development. He is a professor in web and mobile technologies, and founder of ITMaster Professional Training. He is author of many books in Spanish, including books on Java ME, ASP.NET, AJAX and Professional Web 2.0.

    He is founder and manager of ARFUG (Argentina RIA & Flex User Group), an official Adobe User Group covering many RIA technologies, including AJAX, Flex, AIR and Silverlight. He has spoken at conferences in Spanish and English and published dozens of articles in magazines (.CODE, Users) and online (MaestrosDelWeb, Forum Nokia).

    He has been a Forum Nokia Champion since 2006, and has developed many mobile projects as MobileTinyURL.com and widgen.com.

    He is an expert in AJAX, Adobe Flex, Java ME, Widgets for Mobile and iPhone development.

    View Maximiliano Firtman's full profile page.

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