Chuan - HTML5 mobile development cookbook: over 60 recipes for building fast, responsive HTML5 mobile websites for iPhone 5, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry

Shi Chuan has over five years experience in web development. He is a member of the HTML5 Boilerplate project, lead developer of Mobile Boilerplate (http://h5bp.com/mobile), owner of the JavaScript Patterns project (http://shichuan.github.com/javascript-patterns). He is now an independent developer living in the UK and China. You can find out more about him on his personal website at: http://www.blog.highub.com. He loves reading, travelling, great food, and eclectic and indie music.

I would like to thank my parents, and the whole family who have been my positive and unconditional supporters.

I would also like to thank Jiang Xue, who taught me so many things about life, in ways she does not even know. I would also like to thank my friends from the Boilerplate Team - Paul Irish, Divya Manian, Mathias Bynens, and Nicolas Gallagher. Former CTO of the company I worked for - Chi Tran. They have been and will always be my inspiration and aspiration.

Dale Cruse , a Boston-area web developer, is the author of HTML5 Multimedia Development Cookbook . He has been publishing websites for high-profile clients ranging from the U.S. Army to Bloomingdale's since 1995. He has been a guest lecturer at the Art Institute of New England and is currently pursuing speaking opportunities. Contact him at http://dalejcruse.com. He is also the author of the Champagne blog Drinks Are On Me at http://drinksareonme.net.

Sarah Soward teaches coding, design, and the Adobe Creative suite at the Bay Area Video Coalition and AcademyX. In addition to teaching, she also developed the curriculum for BAVC's HTML5/CSS3, Color Theory, Typography, Fireworks, and Web Design Workflow classes. For a number of years, she was the Art Director of non-profits. She is the co-author of the WordPress and Flash Cookbook . When she isn't teaching, she's designing and developing everything from business cards to websites, painting rhinos, building stuff, and banging on a drum till her hands keep their own beat. She likes to keep busy.

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Preface

How do I create fast and responsive mobile websites that work across a range of platforms? For developers dealing with the proliferation of mobile devices each with unique screen sizes and performance limitations, it is an important question. This cookbook provides the answer. You will learn how to apply the latest HTML5 mobile web features effectively across a range of mobile devices.

HTML5 Mobile Development Cookbook will show you how to plan, build, debug, and optimize mobile websites. Apply the latest HTML5 features that are best for mobile, while discovering emerging mobile web features to integrate in your mobile sites.

Build a rock-solid default mobile HTML template and understand mobile user interaction. Make your site fast and responsive, leveraging the uniqueness of location-based mobile features and mobile rich media. Make your mobile website perfect using debugging, performance optimization, and server-side tuning. The book finishes with a sneak preview of future mobile web technologies.

What this book covers

, HTML5 and the Mobile Web , introduces HTML5 and the mobile web, along with some emulators and simulators.

, Mobile Setup and Optimization , discusses various mobile setups and optimization, such as preventing text resize and optimizing viewport width.

, Interactive Media with Mobile Events , discusses mobile interactions such as gesture events.

, Building Fast and Responsive Websites , talks about the various ways to make mobile websites fast and responsive.

, Mobile Device Access , discusses location-based mobile web and other HTML5 device-specific features.

, Mobile Rich Media , talks about the HTML5 rich media elements that can be used on mobile browsers.

, Mobile Debugging , teaches you ways to work around mobile screen-side constraints and debug mobile websites and web apps effectively.

, Server-Side Tuning , focuses on the server-side tuning for mobile websites.

, Mobile Performance Testing , teaches you various Tools and techniques that can be used to boost mobile performance.