Realtime Web Apps: With HTML5 WebSocket, PHP, and jQuery is a guide for beginner- to intermediate-level web developers looking to take the next leap forward in website and app development: realtime.
WithRealtime Web Apps, youll be able to quickly get up to speed on what HTML5 WebSocket does, how it is going to affect the future of the web as we know it, andthanks to Pushers simple APIstart developing your first realtime app today.
Using a practical approach rather than focusing on dry theory,Realtime Web Apps will guide you through building your first app using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and Pusher. After your initial introduction to the technologies used in the book, youll immediately jump into the process of creating a realtime Q&A app that will work on desktop browsers as well as mobile phones (including iOS and Android).
In addition to learning realtime development strategies, youll also learn progressive development strategies including responsive CSS3 layouts, AJAX development with jQuery, and more.
The future of the web is realtime. Grab your hoverboard.
Introduces you to the revolutionary capabilities of the HTML5 WebSocket APIGets you started with WebSocket immediately using the super-simple Pusher APIWalks you through the development of a real-life realtime web appGets you working with responsive layouts, jQuery, and AJAX development
Jason Lengstorf is a 27-year-old turbogeek from Portland, OR. He started building websites in his late teens when his band couldn t afford to pay someone to do it, and he continued building websites after he realized his band wasn t actually very good. He s been a full-time freelance web developer since 2007, and expanded his business under the name Copter Labs, which is now a distributed freelance collective, keeping about 10 freelancers worldwide busy. He is also the author of PHP for Absolute Beginners and Pro PHP and jQuery.
What Is Realtime?The ToolsPusherChoosing Web Apps Over Native AppsDetermining the App's Functionality and StructureDesigning the AppCreating HTML& CSS MarkupBuilding the Back End: Part 1Building the Back End: Part 2Implementing Realtime Events and jQuery EffectsApp A: OAuth
