Zachary Kessin - Programming HTML5 Applications: Building Powerful Cross-Platform Environments in Javascript

Copyright 2011 Zachary Kessin

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The elements of this book are as follows:

Introduces the reasons for programming on the new HTML5 platforms and what they offer to the JavaScript programmer

Explains some powerful features of JavaScript you may not already know, and why you need to use them to exploit the HTML5 features and associated libraries covered in this book

Shows how to create and use tests in the unique environment provided by JavaScript and browsers

Describes the localStorage and sessionStorage objects that permit simple data caching in the browser

Shows the more powerful NoSQL database that supports local storage

Describes how to read and upload files from the users system

Describes the steps you must go through to permit a user to use your application when the device is disconnected from the Internet

Shows the multithreading capabilities of HTML5 and JavaScript

Shows how to transfer data between the browser and server more efficiently by using web sockets

Summarizes tags introduced in HTML5 that are of particular interest to the web programmer

Describes tools used in the book, and others that can make coding easier and more accurate

Indicates new terms, URLs, email addresses, filenames, and file extensions

Used for program listings, as well as within paragraphs to refer to program elements such as variable or function names, databases, data types, environment variables, statements, and keywords

Shows commands or other text that should be typed literally by the user

Shows text that should be replaced with user-supplied values or by values determined by context