Enterprise Web Development: Building HTML5 Applications: From Desktop to Mobile

If you want to build your organization’s next web application with HTML5, this practical book will help you sort through the various frameworks, libraries, and development options that populate this stack. You’ll learn several of these approaches hands-on by writing multiple versions of a sample web app throughout the book, so you can determine the right strategy for your enterprise. What’s the best way to reach both mobile and desktop users? How about modularization, security, and test-driven development? With lots of working code samples, this book will help web application developers and software architects navigate the growing number of HTML5 and JavaScript choices available. The book’s sample apps are available at http://savesickchild.org. * Mock up the book’s working app with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS * Rebuild the sample app, first with jQuery and then Ext JS * Work with different build tools, code generators, and package managers * Build a modularized version of the app with RequireJS * Apply test-driven development with the Jasmine framework * Use WebSocket to build an online auction for the app * Adapt the app for both PCs and mobile with responsive web design * Create mobile versions with jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, and PhoneGap How do you make your enterprise applications or sites available on an assortment of mobile devices as well as the desktop? This hands-on guide shows you how to build HTML5 applications that will satisfy both requirements. You'll start by learning how to use HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and related technologies to build a sample website for the desktop, and then you'll discover how to adapt the code for the mobile web. In the process, you'll explore options for building a single codebase for both desktop and mobile, using recursive design, or developing two separate codebases. You'll also compare solutions offered by popular JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery, Ext JS, JQuery Mobile, and Sencha Touch. Learn how develop applications with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, and JSON Discover how WebSockets is much more efficient than HTTP for data exchange Select the JavaScript framework that best fits your needs Learn options for moving your application to the mobile space Get code samples from GitHub, and view the sample application on the Web