qooxdoo: Beginner's Guide

qooxdoo: Beginner's Guide
Over the past few years, all the major internet or enterprise applications are developed or migrated to Rich Internet Application to support all the features that are provided in the desktop applications. This helps organizations keep the end users happy and also improves application deployment and maintenance. qooxdoo is a stable, open source RIA framework. If you are waiting and watching for the right time to migrate your application to qooxdoo, this is the right time!

This book explains in detail about the rich user interface development in qooxdoo. It explains various concepts of qooxdoo framework in an easy to grasp and organized way, making it simple even for a novice in qooxdoo and also increases the competency level of the developer who is already working in qooxdoo.

This book helps developers understand the qooxdoo framework, setup the environment, and start the development of RIA using qooxdoo. You will learn the core programming techniques in qooxdoo, user interface development in qooxdoo, testing & debugging qooxdoo applications, internationalization of qooxdoo applications to multiple languages, customizing the look and feel of qooxdoo applications using Themes, Performance management, etc.

What you will learn from this book:

• Gain knowledge on core object oriented programming concepts in qooxdoo
• Communicate through RPC-based AJAX calls
• Use light weight JSON to pass the data between client and server
• Get well versed with Containers and Layout Managers
• Learn most of the off the shelf widgets provided by qooxdoo in an organized way
• Design and implement Rich Internet Applications in qooxdoo
• Learn to do unit testing and automated testing of your qooxdoo application
• Easily internationalize your qooxdoo application to multiple languages
• Customize your qooxdoo application’s look and feel using Themes
• Profile and improve performance of the qooxdoo applications
• Create reusable custom widgets for your qooxdoo applications
• Develop enterprise applications in qooxdoo

Approach
This is a Packt beginner’s guide. The unique style of the book is to set the requirements for an application, Team Twitter, in the first chapter and apply the concepts in the application as you learn in the following chapters. When you complete this book, you would have developed a complete application.

Although the scope of this book is only on the qooxdoo framework, which is a client side framework, we have explained how to set up one of the RPC servers and demonstrated the end to end application in the Team Twitter.

Book Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Packt Publishing (December 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1849513708
• ISBN-13: 978-1849513708
• File Size: 14.5 MiB
• File Format: PDF | EPUB | PDF + EPUB

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HTML5 and JavaScript Projects By Jeanine Meyer

HTML5 and JavaScript Projects By Jeanine Meyer
>>HTML5 and JavaScript Projects shows you how to build on your basic knowledge of HTML5 and JavaScript to create substantial HTML5 applications. Through the many interesting projects you can build in this book, you'll build your HTML5 skills for your future projects, and extend the core skills you may have learned with its companion book, The Essential Guide to HTML5.

HTML5 and JavaScript Projects:
Shows how to produce applications combining Canvas drawings, photos, and videos
Explains how to incorporate Google Maps and geolocation into your projects
Reveals how to build applications requiring persistent data, storing the information locally or on a database on the server

What you’ll learn
How to create line drawings using mathematical operations for defining coordinate positions
How to incorporate Google Maps and geolocation to determine the location of the user
How to use locations as triggers for playing videos using JavaScript
How to combine the canvas with geolocation maps using HTML5 and JavaScript
Use HTML5 Audio for event sounds and background music
How to manipulate, store and retrieve complex information using localStorage
How to build applications involving JavaScript and the HTML5 APIs 



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Java and Mac OS X By Gene Davis

Java and Mac OS X By Gene Davis
Learn the guidelines of integrating Java with native Mac OS X applications with this Devloper Reference book.
Java is used to create nearly every type of application that exists and is one of the most required skills of employers seeking computer programmers. Java code and its libraries can be integrated with Mac OS X features, and this book shows you how to do just that.
You′ll learn to write Java programs on OS X and you′ll even discover how to integrate them with the Cocoa APIs.
* Shows how Java programs can be integrated with any Mac OS X feature, such as NSView widgets or screen savers
* Reveals the requirements for integrating Java with native OS X applications
* Covers OS X libraries and behaviors unique to working with Java

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Coding Bundle (jQuery, JavaScript, CSS)

Coding Bundle (jQuery, JavaScript, CSS)
This bundle includes three eBooks that will help you master the various areas of CSS, JavaScript and jQuery. Get the full hang of CSS: be it layouts, !important declarations, advanced CSS selectors, CSS specificity and inheritance, media queries or experimental CSS properties. The CSS eBook is a full compendium of advanced CSS techniques for professional Web developers.
Improve your JavaScript knowledge with valuable lessons from practice and learn your way around the new jQuery techniques. Of course, all three eBooks are available in PDF, EPUB and MobiPocket formats.

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HTML5 for Masterminds

HTML5 for Masterminds By J. D. Gauchat
We are on the verge of a revolution. The web is becoming the main developing platform and the primary source for information and software. Free eBook HTML5 for Masterminds PDF Download In recent years, mobile devices have turned Internet applications from possibilities into necessities, and now computers that work exclusively on the web are being developed and sold.

The software for the web is getting more sophisticated than ever and is replacing desktop applications once and for all. This level of change is both experimental and radical, and HTML5 is making it possible.

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Ext JS 4 First Look

Ext JS 4 First Look

Ext JS 4 is a JavaScript framework that provides resources to build Rich Internet Applications with great performance. Ext JS4 has been packed with many new features and it is difficult to master, even for seasoned experts in Ext JS 3.

Ext JS 4 First Look teaches you the main functional areas of Ext JS 4 that have significant new features, explains the new features and how to use them, while highlighting the differences between Ext JS 4 and the previous versions.

This book will give you the knowledge to make the required changes to Ext JS 3 application to build a complete Ext JS 4 application.

This book provides examples of how to load Ext JS components by demand, charts, grid, tree, forms and panels, new data model, themes and mvc architecture.

Ext JS 4 First Look provides full examples and illustrations to help you easily learn the new features of Ext JS 4.

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AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
This book demonstrates how to build browser-based applications that function like desktop programs, using sophisticated server-aware approaches that give users information when they need it. You'll explore what can be done with Ajax to enhance sites and give them a Web 2.0 feel, and how additional JavaScript enhancements can turn a web browser and web site into a true application.
Once finishing this book, You'll not only learn how to write "functional" code, but also master design patterns for writing rocksolid, high-performance Ajax applications. You'll also learn how to use frameworks such as Ruby on Rails to get the job done fast. More details, you will

• Learn how Ajax works, how it evolved, and what it's good for
• Understand the flow of processing in Ajax applications
• Build Ajax applications with XML and the XMLHttpRequest object
• Integrate back-end code, from PHP to C#
• Use XSLT and XPath, including XPath Axis
• Develop client-side Ajax libraries to support code reuse
• Streamline development with Ruby on Rails and the Ruby programming language
• Use the cross-browser HTML DOM to update parts of a page
• Discover the best Ajax Web resources, including Ajax-capable JavaScript libraries

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JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual

JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual By David Sawyer McFarland
Publisher: Pogue Press; Second edition 2011 | 536 Pages | ISBN: 1449399029 | PDF | 16 MB

JavaScript lets you supercharge your HTML with animation, interactivity, and visual effects—but many web designers find the language hard to learn. This jargon-free guide covers JavaScript basics and shows you how to save time and effort with the jQuery library of prewritten JavaScript code. You’ll soon be building web pages that feel and act like desktop programs, without having to do much programming.

The important stuff you need to know:

• Make your pages interactive. Create JavaScript events that react to visitor actions.
  
• Use animations and effects. Build drop-down navigation menus, pop-ups, automated slideshows, and more.
  
• Improve your user interface. Learn how the pros make websites fun and easy to use.
  
• Collect data with web forms. Create easy-to-use forms that ensure more accurate visitor responses.
  
• Add a dash of Ajax. Enable your web pages to communicate with a web server without a page reload.
  
• Practice with living examples. Get step-by-step tutorials for web projects you can build yourself.

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Professional XMPP Programming with JavaScript and jQuery

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Create real-time, highly interactive apps quickly with the powerful XMPP protocol

XMPP is a robust protocol used for a wide range of applications, including instant messaging, multi-user chat, voice and video conferencing, collaborative spaces, real-time gaming, data synchronization, and search. This book teaches you how to harness the power of XMPP in your own apps and presents you with all the tools you need to build the next generation of apps using XMPP or add new features to your current apps. Featuring the JavaScript language throughout and making use of the jQuery library, the book contains several XMPP apps of increasing complexity that serve as ideal learning tools.

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JavaScript Bible

Publisher		Publish Date	November, 2010
Pages / Duration	1224	Language	English
Posted by	Harikrushna	File Type	PDF
Upload Date	January 13, 2011	Categories	JavaScript

Description: 

The bestselling JavaScript reference, now updated to reflect changes in technology and best practices

As the most comprehensive book on the market, the JavaScript Bible is a classic bestseller that keeps you up to date on the latest changes in JavaScript, the leading technology for incorporating interactivity into Web pages. Part tutorial, part reference, this book serves as both a learning tool for building new JavaScript skills as well as a detailed reference for the more experienced JavaScript user.
You'll get up-to-date coverage on the latest JavaScript practices that have been implemented since the previous edition, as well as the most updated code listings that reflect new concepts. Plus, you'll learn how to apply the latest JavaScript exception handling and custom object techniques.

• Follows in the tradition of previous edition bestsellers, providing a thorough reference on JavaScript, the leading technology for making Web pages interactive
• Serves as a reference and tutorial and is packed with numerous working code examples
• Includes new developments in the ECMAScript 5th Edition standard on which JavaScript is based.
• Promotes state-of-the-art industry best practices including progressive enhancement, unobtrusive JavaScript, and separation of development layers
• Shows how to write scripts for mouse rollover effects, drag-and-drop, and interaction with stylesheets
• Reviews deployment strategies that best suit your content goals and target audience

Practical examples of working code round out this new edition and contribute to helping you learn JavaScript quickly yet thoroughly

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