Instant RESS Implementation How-to | Take your responsive websites to the next level with server-side components

Chip Lambert

ISBN 10: 1849696926 / ISBN 13: 9781849696920

Published by Packt Publishing, 2013

Instant RESS Implementation How-to | Take your responsive websites to the next level with server-side components | Chip Lambert | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2013 | Packt Publishing | EAN 9781849696920 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 108554154

Synopsis:

Take your responsive websites to the next level with server-side components

Key Features:

- Learn something new in an Instant! A short; fast; focused guide delivering immediate results.

- Build a dynamic website that reacts according to the device

- Get started with the Modernizr JavaScript library for feature detection

- Learn how to use WURFL for device detection

- Use PHP to load certain pieces of the site based on the user's device.

Book Description:

The web design industry has changed dramatically in the last year. Everything that was common practice before is now outdated and everyone is clambering to keep up. Get ahead of the curve with the future of responsive web design; RESS. Responsive Web design with Server Side components gives you the best of both worlds. Instant RESS Implementation How-to is an introduction to using server-side languages such as PHP to build a website that can easily adapt to whatever device the user visits your site with. You will no longer need a specific mobile site. RESS means saying goodbye to .m and .mobi forever.Instant RESS Implementation How-to will teach you everything you need to get started with RESS and start on the journey to becoming a better web developer. It looks at a new way to build mobile websites that can still have the look and functionality of a normal website.

You will learn how to use PHP along with Modernizr and WURFL to build dynamic websites that deliver different content dependent on the devices being used.

If you want a website that is truly ahead of the curve; then this is the book for you.

What You Will Learn:

- Check for features such as Geolocation and Web Storage support.

- Learn about ScientiaMobile s new cloud based WURFL library

- Use WURFL to check for iOS devices and display a banner for a iPhone/iPad app

- Discover how mixing PHP and CSS can change the layout of a website

- Learn how you can make device specific web forms that look great no matter how they are viewed.

Who this book is for:

Using PHP; HTML5; JavaScript and CSS this book will give you a solid foundation in RESS. You will need to have a good grasp of these languages as the techniques used are advanced.

About the Author: Chip Lambert has been creating websites ever since his high schools days when he got his start doing fantasy sport websites. In addition to these 18 years of HTML experience, he has 13 years experience with PHP and MySQL development. He is currently serving as Director of Applications Development at Bluefield College, where he also teaches HTML5 and CSS3 classes. You can follow him on Twitter @chiplambert.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Instant RESS Implementation How-to | Take ...
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu