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Informationen zum Autor Richard Rodger is the CTO of FeedHenry Ltd, a company specializing in bringing the first tools to develop cloud based applications for mobile devices. He is currently a member of the W3C Web Applications Working Group, which defines the standard for mobile widget applications. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Klappentext Learn how to build apps for mobile devices on Cloud platformsThe marketplace for apps is ever expanding, increasing the potential to make money. With this guide, you'll learn how to build cross-platform applications for mobile devices that are supported by the power of Cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services. An introduction to Cloud-based applications explains how to use HTML5 to create cross-platform mobile apps and then use Cloud services to enhance those apps. You'll learn how to build your first app with HTML5 and set it up in the Cloud, while also discovering how to use jQuery to your advantage.* Highlights the skills and knowledge you need to create successful apps for mobile devices with HTML5* Takes you through the steps for building web applications for the iPhone and Android* Details how to enhance your app through faster launching, touch vs. click, storage capabilities, and a cache* Looks at how best to use JSON, FourSquare, jQuery, AJAX, and more* Shares tips for creating hybrid apps that run nativelyIf you're interested in having your application be one of the 200,000+ apps featured in the iPhone store or the 50,000+ in the Android store, then you need this book. Zusammenfassung Learn how to build apps for mobile devices on Cloud platforms The marketplace for apps is ever expanding, increasing the potential to make money. With this guide, you'll learn how to build cross-platform applications for mobile devices that are supported by the power of Cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction xxi Chapter 1: Introducing Cloud-Based Mobile Apps 1 How to Build Mobile Apps in the Cloud 2 Using Your Existing Skill Set 2 Determining What Tools You Need 3 The Skills You'll Learn 4 Two Big Ideas About the App Industry 4 Web Apps and the Future 5 The Cloud as the Future 6 Getting Started 7 Using JavaScript Functions 7 The WebKit Browser Engine 20 A Colorful Little App 21 Introducing the nginx Web Server 25 Summary 29 Chapter 2: Mobilizing Your App 31 Building a Touch-Sensitive Drawing App 32 How to Draw on the Screen 32 Drawing in Response to Touch Events 39 Applying the DRY Principle to Your Code 46 Using the Amazon Cloud 52 How Geography Affects Amazon AWS 54 Using the Elastic Compute Cloud 54 Deploying Your Mobile Web App 61 Deploying Your Mobile App to the Instance 65 Summary 67 Chapter 3: Building Mobile Web Apps 71 What You Can Do with Mobile Web Apps 71 Locating Your User 72 Responding to Device Orientation 74 More Features for Later 76 Installing Mobile Web Apps on iPhone Devices 76 Installing Mobile Web Apps on Android Devices 77 Introducing jQuery and jQuery Mobile 78 The jQuery Library 78 The jQuery Mobile Library 83 Building a To-Do List App 91 Summary 108 Chapter 4: Enhancing Your App 111 Using App Caching 112 Handling Touch Events 115 Touch Events 116 Gesture Events 118 Embedding an Interactive Map 127 The Google Maps API 127 Providing an Application Icon and a Startup Screen 131 Summary 132 Chapter 5: Building Apps In The Clo...
