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HTML5 Enterprise Application Development

By : Nehal Shah, Gabriel José Balda Ortíz
Book Image

HTML5 Enterprise Application Development

By: Nehal Shah, Gabriel José Balda Ortíz

Overview of this book

<p>HTML5 has been a trending topic for a long time, but the lack of Flash support on iOS devices has sped up its penetration. New features in HTML5 come at a time when web developers are pushing the limits of what is achievable and HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript have become an important alternative for building rich user interfaces.<br /><br />"HTML5 Enterprise Application Development" will guide you through the process of building an enterprise application with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript through creating a movie finder application. You will learn how to apply HTML5 capabilities in real development problems and how to support consistent user experiences across multiple browsers and operating systems, including mobile platforms.<br /><br />This book will teach you how to build an enterprise application from scratch using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and external APIs.<br /><br />You will discover how to develop engaging experiences using HTML5 capabilities, including video and audio management, location services, and 3D and 2D animations. We will also cover debugging techniques, automated testing, and performance evaluations to give you all the tools needed for an efficient development workflow.<br /><br />"HTML5 Enterprise Application Development" is a comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to build an enterprise web application. You will learn through the implementation of a real-world application as we show you handy libraries, development tips, and development tools.</p>
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
HTML5 Enterprise Application Development
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Importance of compatibility


At this point, it is natural to ask why it is important to care about compatibility if one needs to only develop enterprise applications used internally within an organization, where a specific browser can be mandated. This attitude can be perilous for two reasons. First, businesses are moving quickly towards mobile delivery and controlling the platform is becoming thus less tenable. Secondly, constraining an organization in this way hampers its ability to update its application support capabilities as it couples the enterprise application too tightly to the choices in desktop support. If a company wanted to upgrade to a newer operating system or default web browser, constraining it by requiring that certain versions of browsers be supported can have undesired consequences down the line.