Pro Web Gadgets for Mobile and Desktop (Expert's Voice in Web Development) - Softcover

Udell, Sterling

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1430225513 ISBN 13: 9781430225515

Publisher: Apress, 2009

Synopsis

The miniature web applications known as gadgets (or widgets) are a key component of the distributed web and an ideal way to publish your content far beyond the reach of your own web site. Packaging web content and functionality into a gadget enables it to be seen anywhere from iGoogle to the iPhone―wherever the user may be, on or off the traditional web. Everyone can access your content without having to visit your web site.

This book is a practical guide to building gadgets that will work everywhere, from handheld devices to any site on the web. The core methodology is to develop a single code base that will run on all platforms, multiplying the syndication opportunities for maximum return on your development investment. Extending this approach is a technique of abstracting key API calls from the various gadget platforms into a single interface layer, implemented in the book as a compact JavaScript class, allowing your gadgets full access to every platform's power without your having to rewrite your code for each.

• Learn the key concepts for successfully syndicating web content via gadgets.
• Build platform-agnostic gadgets that run on all the major web portals.
• Deploy your gadgets to web-enabled handheld devices.

About this title

About the Author

Sterling Udell is a freelance web developer who has been programming with Google Maps since before the application programming interface was released. He is a leading Google Maps, gadget, and Mapplet developer, responsible for the software behind a number of the leading sites on the GeoWeb.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1430225513
• ISBN 13: 9781430225515
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368