Programming the Mobile Web: Reaching Users on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and more

by Maximiliano Firtman

With the second edition of this popular book, you’ll learn how to build HTML5 and CSS3-based apps that access geolocation, accelerometer, multi-touch screens, offline storage, and other features in today’s smartphones, tablets, and feature phones. The market for mobile apps continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, and this book is the most complete reference available for the mobile web. Author and mobile development expert Maximiliano Firtman shows you how to develop a standard app core that you can extend to work with specific devices. This updated edition covers many recent advances in mobile development, including responsive web design techniques, offline storage, mobile design patterns, and new mobile browsers, platforms, and hardware APIs.

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction, Computers, Computer Science, Web, Technical, Ebooks

767 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Lime Street Labrador · Rating 1 out of 5]

Define obsolescence for me

[Vladimir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read and enjoyable book on the history, standards and good practices of the mobile web development. This book walks us through the evolution of the mobile web standards and vendor specific practices and vividly illustrates the complexity and the mess we now face with the mobile websites creation.
While it is easy to read, the book contains extremely detailed sections which can be omitted on first reading and later used as reference only.

Programming for the mobile web is a great tool which should be used by any developer tasked with the implementation of a mobile web site.

P.S. make sure you pick up the latest edition. With the current pace of the technology evolution the content of this book gets out of date pretty quickly.

[Alessandro Pellizzari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una panoramica completa dello sviluppo di applicazioni mobile.

Anche troppo completa, visto che parla di piattaforme morte o moribonde come il WAP o i browser di Symbian. Togliendo queste parti, forse si sarebbero potute risparmiare 150-200 pagine, che sarebbero state meglio spese approfondendo gli argomenti.

Purtroppo non scende quasi mai nei dettagli, quindi è ottimo come panoramica, ma poi servono altri libri per approfondire ogni argomento.

Indeciso tra 3 e 4 stelle, ho deciso per 4 perché è comunque molto completo.

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an essential book if you are writing for mobile devices. What I really like about the book is that all the information is in one place, so I can easily Google for code samples. I learned thing I didn't know I didn't know. Really, think about what I said, I know I don't know how to speak Chinese, but there are things in this book I didn't *know* I didn't know. For me, the book is worth every penny I paid for it and more.

[Zulema · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was recommended on twitter by @stefsull as the best mobile web book. If you want to delve into responsive web design and also want to reach mobile users, this is a MUST READ.

[Darin Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best resource I've found for mobile design and development. An excellent book.

[Daniel Messer]

Not a bad book, but not what I was after. Checked it in and sent it on its merry way! :)

[Budi Susanto · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is very comprehensive in discussing about mobile web. In my oponion, this book is very appropriate for those who want to start learning about mobile web development.