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Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile

By : Shane Gliser
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Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile

By: Shane Gliser

Overview of this book

<p>jQuery Mobile is a touch-optimized web framework (also known as a JavaScript library or a mobile framework) currently being developed by the jQuery project team. The development focuses on creating a framework compatible with a wide variety of smartphones and tablet computers made necessary by the growing but heterogeneous tablet and smartphone market. The jQuery Mobile framework is compatible with other mobile app frameworks and platforms such as PhoneGap, Worklight, and more.<br /><br />Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile reflects the author’s years of experience and exposes every hidden secret which will ease your mobile app development. With just a smattering of design and user experience thrown in, going through this book will allow you to confidently say, “yes, I can do that.”<br /><br />We’ll start out with effective mobile prototyping and then move directly to the core of what every one of your mobile sites will need. Then, we’ll move on to the fancy stuff.<br /><br />After creating some basic business templates and a universal JavaScript, we will move into the more interesting side of mobile development but we always try to keep an eye on progressive enhancement. jQuery Mobile is all about reaching everyone. So is this book.<br /><br />"Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile" will take your basic mobile knowledge and help you make versatile, unique sites quickly and easily.</p>
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


The world of mobile themes has exploded since I first started dipping into mobile development two years ago. Today, there are lots of options for jQuery Mobile; there are also some other responsive themes. I didn't bother making an exhaustive list of everything that Google can give us. By the time this book is published, that will have changed, even in the space of a month. The important thing to remember is that we don't have to reinvent the wheel, and we don't have to saddle ourselves with content updates. Give your clients the power to make minor updates themselves, and you get back to the business of your business. As useful as CMS is, we won't be covering it again. The next chapter will be a return to custom development, where we'll combine everything we've learned so far.