Synopsis
About the Book: Head First Mobile Web: A Brain-Friendly Guide Mobile web usage is exploding. Soon, more web browsing will take place on phones and tablets than PCs. Your business needs a mobile strategy, but where do you start? Head First Mobile Web shows how to use the web technology you're already familiar with to make sites and apps that work on any device of any size. Put your JavaScript, CSS media query, and HTML5 skills to work, and then optimize your site to perform its best in the demanding mobile market. Along the way, you'll discover how to adapt your business strategy to target specific devices. Navigate the increasingly complex mobile landscape Take both technical and strategic approaches to mobile web design Use the latest development techniques-including Responsive Web Design and server-side device detection with WURFL Learn quickly through images, puzzles, stories, and quizzes We think your time is too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Mobile Web uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. About the Authors: Lyza Danger Gardner, Jason Grigsby Lyza Danger Gardner (@lyzadanger) is a dev. She has built, broken and hacked web things since 1996. Curiously, Lyza was actually born and raised in Portland, Ore., the town where everyone wants to be but no one seems to be from. Lyza started college early and cobbled together a motley education: a BA in Arts and Letters from Portland State University, followed by a master's program in computer science at the University of Birmingham (UK). Lyza has written a lot of web applications (server-side devs, represent!), defeated wily content management systems, optimized mobile web sites, pounded on various APIs, and worried a lot about databases. Fascinated by the way mobile technology has changed things, she no
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