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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

Browser testing


With all the talk of browser compatibility in earlier chapters, one pass at testing HTML5 enterprise applications must involve actually looking at the application on different web browsers. Thankfully, many web browsers are offered on multiple platforms. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera all have versions that will install easily on Windows, Mac OSX, and flavors of Linux such as Ubuntu. Safari has versions for Windows and Mac OSX, and there are ways to install it on Linux with some tweaking.

Nevertheless, Internet Explorer can only run on Windows. One way to work around this limitation is to install virtualization software. Virtualization allows you to run an entire operating system virtually within a host operating system. It allows you to run Windows applications on Mac OSX or Linux applications on Windows. There are a number of notable virtualization packages including VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion, Parallels, and Virtual PC.

Tip

Although Virtual PC runs only on Windows...