What this book covers

Chapter 1, Meet NW.js, provides a presentation of the NW.js technology followed by a brief digression on how NW.js works under the hood, an analysis of the strengths of the library, and eventually a step-by-step tutorial on building a first, simple "Hello World" application.

Chapter 2, NW.js Native UI APIs, takes you through a thorough description of Native UI APIs with examples on how to interact with OS windows, work with menus, run shell commands, and much, much more.

Chapter 3, Leveraging the Power of Node.js, gives an introduction of how NW.js development differs from standard server/client programming and a few interesting hints on how to get the maximum out of Node.js within NW.js applications.

Chapter 4, Data Persistence Solutions and Other Browser Web APIs, explains more about data handling and takes advantage of Browser Web APIs to build beautiful, usable, and native-like desktop applications.

Chapter 5, Let's Put It All Together, builds a fully working application based on many of the concepts you've learned in the previous chapters.

Chapter 6, Packaging Your Application for Distribution, gives a step-by-step tutorial on the packaging process of NW.js applications on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Chapter 7, Automated Packaging Tools, takes advantage of third-party tools to simplify the packaging process of NW.js applications.

Chapter 8, Let's Debug Your Application, teaches you different ways to debug your application and a few common issues of NW.js.

Chapter 9, Taking Your Application to the Next Level, involves a collection of ideas and resources to get the best out of what you've learned in this book.