Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps: Scripting with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript

Apers, Chris

ISBN 10: 1430230452 / ISBN 13: 9781430230458

Published by Apress, 2010

About this Item

Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UMQ; UMS; UMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722. . 2010. 1st ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781430230458

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps: Scripting with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• Publisher: Apress
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1430230452
• ISBN 13: 9781430230458
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This book will help you join the thousands of successful iPhone apps developers without needing to learn Objective-C or the Cocoa touch APIs. If you want to apply your existing web development skills to iPhone and iPad development, then now you can. WebKit’s support for HTML5 means any web developer can create compelling apps for both the iPhone and the larger-screen iPad.

Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps takes you through the latest mobile web standards as well as the specific features of the iPhone and iPad. You’ll learn about WebKit and Mobile Safari, HTML5 and CSS3, vector graphics and multimedia support. You’ll discover the built-in hardware features of the iPhone and iPad and how best to take advantage of them.

The market for web apps for the iPhone and iPad is expanding rapidly. You’ll want to know about all the advantages, and Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps is the perfect starting point.

About the Author

Chris Apers has more than 13 years experience in web technologies and mobile development, including the PalmOS, webOS, and iPhone. He is a technical manager and architect at Newsweb/Lagard re Active and participates in open source projects such as porting development libraries and software to mobile devices. With the creation of the open source framework WebApp.Net, he provides an easy way to create mobile content targeting WebKit browsers. For more, visit www.webapp-net.com and www.chrilith.com.