2015
O'Reilly Media
Chris Minnick and Eva Holland
3:00
English

n this Beginners Guide to Building Mobile Web Apps, expert authors Chris Minnick and Eva Holland will teach you how to create mobile web apps that will be able to run on multiple mobile device operating systems. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no web development experience is required.
You will start by learning about the three types of mobile apps, then jump into learning how to design an app. Throughout the course, you will be working on designing, developing, and deploying a mobile ToDo list app. Minnick and Holland will teach you how to prototype the ToDo app, then show you how to set up your development environment. This video tutorial will also cover HTML5, how to style with CSS3, how to use JavaScript and jQuery, and how to create an app with jQuery Mobile. Finally, you will learn about mobile optimization techniques, as well as how to deploy your app and upload it to the web.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of creating your own mobile web app. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the authors throughout the lessons.

01. Introduction
0101 Introduction And Overview
0102 About The Authors
0103 How To Access Your Working Files
02. Why Create Mobile Web Apps?
0201 3 Types Of Mobile Apps
0202 Native Apps
0203 Web Apps
0204 Hybrid Apps
03. Designing An App
0301 Effective Mobile App Design
0302 User Centered And Mobile First Design
04. App Prototyping
0401 Introduction To Prototyping
0402 Prototyping The ToDo Game App
05. Setting Up Your Development Environment
0501 Installing The Development Environment
0502 Configuring The Development Environment
06. HTML5 Crash Course
0601 What Is HTML?
0602 HTML5 Syntax
0603 Types Of HTML Elements
0604 Document Structure
0605 Semantic HTML
0606 Initial Demo App Layout
07. Styling With CSS3
0701 What Is CSS3?
0702 Introducing CSS Selectors
0703 CSS Properties
0704 CSS Positioning
0705 Adding CSS To HTML
0706 Styling The Demo App - Navigation
0707 Styling The Demo App - Headers
08. Introduction To Javascript
0801 What Is Javascript?
0802 Javascript Variables
0803 Introducing Data Types
0804 Numbers In Javascript
0805 Working With Strings
0806 Booleans, NaN And Undefined
0807 Javascript Expressions
0808 Javascript Operators
0809 Control Structures
0810 Loops
0811 Javascript Functions
0812 HTML DOM - Part 1
0813 Applying Javascript To The Demo App - Part 1
0814 Applying Javascript To The Demo App - Part 2
09. JQuery
0901 What Can JQuery Do?
0902 JQuery Selectors
0903 JQuery Functions
0904 Converting The ToDo App To JQuery
10. Your First App With JQuery Mobile
1001 Introducing JQuery Mobile
1002 JQuery Mobile Pages And Navigation
1003 JQuery Mobile Content And Widgets
1004 Applying JQuery Mobile To The ToDo App
11. Mobile Optimization Techniques
1101 Offline Apps
1102 Local Storage
1103 Understanding The Viewport
1104 Mobile Meta Tags And App Icons
12. Deploying Your App
1201 Uploading Your App To The Web Using FTP
1202 Creating A Hybrid App With PhoneGap Build
13. Conclusion
1301 Wrap Up

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