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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
List of contents
Dedication
Preface
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: The Class System
Chapter 3: Views
Chapter 4: Data
Chapter 5: Forms
Chapter 6: Controllers
Chapter 7: Styling Applications
Chapter 8: Debugging, Testing, and Documenting
Chapter 9: Sencha Architect
Chapter 10: Deployment in Devices
Chapter 11: Conclusion
Index
Colophon
About the author
Adrian Kosmaczewski has been working as an iOS developer since 2008. Before that, he was a web developer working with classic ASP since 1996, ASP.NET, PHP, Ruby on Rails, Django, and more. He runs a consulting and training business in Oron-la-Ville, Switzerland. He has a degree of Master of Science in Information Technology from the University of Liverpool.
Summary
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.
