Launch into Sencha Touch 2 with this hands-on book, and quickly learn how to develop robust mobile web apps that look and behave like native applications. Using numerous code samples, author Adrian Kosmaczewski guides you every step of the way through this touchscreen-enabled JavaScript framework—from creating your first basic app to debugging, testing, and deploying a finished product.
Learn how to craft user interfaces, build forms, and manage data, then deploy as either an HTML5 offline app or as a native app for Android, iOS, or Blackberry.
Define classes and create instances with Sencha Touch’s object-oriented abstraction
Build user interfaces with the framework’s extensive set of high-level components
Develop apps that consume complex data, whether it’s stored locally or on remote servers
Organize your application code in a consistent, predictable, and maintainable way
Use Sass stylesheets to craft a personalized look and feel for your app
Debug, test, and document your app with WebKit Web Inspector, Jasmine, Siesta, and JSDuck
Use the Sencha Architect UI designer and IDE to simplify complex project development
Adrian Kosmaczewski is a software developer, trainer and published author. He has shipped mobile, web and desktop apps for iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Windows and Linux since 1996. He is the author of "Mobile JavaScript Application Development" and "Sencha Touch 2 Up and Running", both published by O'Reilly.
When not coding or teaching, Adrian likes to spend time with his wife Claudia, his cat Max and his Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter.
Adrian has studied physics in Geneva, economics in Buenos Aires, and holds a Master in Information Technology with a specialization in Software Engineering from the University of Liverpool.