Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook

by Jason Kneen

Author	: Jason Kneen
Publisher	: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages	: 368
Release	: 2015-11-30
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 184969771X

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Over 100 recipes to help you develop cross-platform, native applications in JavaScript About This Book Leverage your JavaScript skills to write mobile applications using Titanium Studio tools with the native advantage Deploy your application on the App Store and Google Play Add your own IOS native modules in objective-C, in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format Who This Book Is For This book is an essential for any developer learning or using JavaScript who wants to write native UI applications for iOS and Android. No knowledge of Objective-C, Swift and Java is required and you'll quickly be developing native, cross-platform apps, in JavaScript! What You Will Learn Transfer data between applications with URL schemes, and make your application accessible to other mobile applications and services Connect with remote services using JSON Work with Google Maps and Apple Maps, GPS and annotate routes Create animations and special effects Integrate notifications and connect with social media services such as Facebook and Twitter Build applications with Alloy MVC – a rapid application development framework Design native APIs and use local databases In Detail The mobile web has paved the way but many users want to have “native” applications installed. Using Appcelerator as a platform it's now possible to write iOS, Android, and Windows phone applications in JavaScript! It allows developers to develop fully native UI applications using Appcelerator studio tools without any knowledge of Objective-C, Swift or Java. This book will take you through the process of building cross-platform, native UI applications for the mobile from scratch. You will learn how to develop apps, how to use GPS, cameras and photos and how to build socially connected apps. You will also learn how to package them for submission to the App Store and Google Play. This cookbook takes a pragmatic approach to creating applications in JavaScript from putting together basic UIs, to handling events and implementation of third party services such as Twitter, Facebook and Push notifications. The book shows you how to integrate datasources and server APIs, and how to use local databases. The topics covered will guide you to use Appcelerator Studio tools for all the mobile features such as Geolocation, Accelerometer, animation and more. You'll also learn about Alloy, the Appcelerator MVC framework for rapid app development, and how to transfer data between applications using URLSchemes, enabling other developers to access and launch specific parts of your app. Finally, you will learn how to register developer accounts and publish your very own applications on the App Store and Google Play. Style and approach This book offers a set of practical recipes with a step-by-step approach for building native applications for both the iOS and Android using JavaScript. This hands-on guide shows you exactly how to use the Appcelerator platform to rapidly develop cross-platform, native apps.

Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook Second Edition

by Jason Kneen

Author	: Jason Kneen
Publisher	: Packt Publishing
Total Pages	: 368
Release	: 2015-11-30
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 9781849697705

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Over 100 recipes to help you develop cross-platform, native applications in JavaScriptAbout This Book• Leverage your JavaScript skills to write mobile applications using Titanium Studio tools with the native advantage• Deploy your application on the App Store and Google Play• Add your own IOS native modules in objective-C, in an easy-to-follow step-by-step formatWho This Book Is ForThis book is an essential for any developer learning or using JavaScript who wants to write native UI applications for iOS and Android. No knowledge of Objective-C, Swift and Java is required and you'll quickly be developing native, cross-platform apps, in JavaScript!What You Will Learn• Transfer data between applications with URL schemes, and make your application accessible to other mobile applications and services• Connect with remote services using JSON• Work with Google Maps and Apple Maps, GPS and annotate routes• Create animations and special effects• Integrate notifications and connect with social media services such as Facebook and Twitter• Build applications with Alloy MVC – a rapid application development framework• Design native APIs and use local databasesIn DetailThe mobile web has paved the way but many users want to have “native” applications installed. Using Appcelerator as a platform it's now possible to write iOS, Android, and Windows phone applications in JavaScript! It allows developers to develop fully native UI applications using Appcelerator studio tools without any knowledge of Objective-C, Swift or Java.This book will take you through the process of building cross-platform, native UI applications for the mobile from scratch. You will learn how to develop apps, how to use GPS, cameras and photos and how to build socially connected apps. You will also learn how to package them for submission to the App Store and Google Play.This cookbook takes a pragmatic approach to creating applications in JavaScript from putting together basic UIs, to handling events and implementation of third party services such as Twitter, Facebook and Push notifications. The book shows you how to integrate datasources and server APIs, and how to use local databases. The topics covered will guide you to use Appcelerator Studio tools for all the mobile features such as Geolocation, Accelerometer, animation and more. You'll also learn about Alloy, the Appcelerator MVC framework for rapid app development, and how to transfer data between applications using URLSchemes, enabling other developers to access and launch specific parts of your app.Finally, you will learn how to register developer accounts and publish your very own applications on the App Store and Google Play.Style and approachThis book offers a set of practical recipes with a step-by-step approach for building native applications for both the iOS and Android using JavaScript. This hands-on guide shows you exactly how to use the Appcelerator platform to rapidly develop cross-platform, native apps.

Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook

by Boydlee Pollentine

Author	: Boydlee Pollentine
Publisher	: Packt Pub Limited
Total Pages	: 308
Release	: 2011
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 9781849513968

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Written in a cookbook style, this book offers solutions using a recipe-based approach. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions followed by an analysis of what was done in each task and other useful information. The cookbook approach means you can dive into whatever recipes you want in no particular order. This book is an essential for any developer who possesses some JavaScript or web development knowledge and wishes to take a leap into building native applications for both the iPhone and Android. No knowledge of Objective C and Java is required.

Xcode 5 Start to Finish

by Fritz F. Anderson

Author	: Fritz F. Anderson
Publisher	: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages	: 622
Release	: 2014-05-03
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0133751023

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Use Xcode 5 to Write Great iOS and OS X Apps! Xcode 5 Start to Finish will help you use the tools in Apple’s Xcode 5 to improve productivity, write great code, and leverage the newest iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks features. Drawing on thirty years of experience developing for Apple platforms and helping others do so, Fritz Anderson shows you a complete best-practice Xcode workflow. Through three full sample projects, you’ll learn to integrate testing, source control, and other key skills into a high-efficiency process that works. Anderson shows you better ways to storyboard, instrument, build, and compile code, and helps you apply innovations ranging from Quick Look to Preview Assistant. By the time you’re finished, you’ll have the advanced Xcode skills to develop outstanding software. Coverage includes Setting breakpoints and tracing execution for active debugging Creating libraries by adding and building new targets Integrating Git or Subversion version control Creating iOS projects with MVC design Designing Core Data schemas for iOS apps Linking data models to views Designing UI views with Interface Builder Using the improved Xcode 5 Autolayout editor Improving reliability with unit testing Simplifying iOS provisioning Leveraging refactoring and continual error checking Using OS X bindings, bundles, packages, frameworks, and property lists Localizing your apps Controlling how Xcode builds source code into executables Analyzing processor and memory usage with Instruments Integrating with Mavericks Server’s sleek continuous integration system Register your book at www.informit.com/register for access to this title’s downloadable code.

Augmented Reality Using Appcelerator Titanium Starter

by Trevor Ward

Author	: Trevor Ward
Publisher	: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages	: 101
Release	: 2012-10-26
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 1849693919

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Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. It's a quick start tutorial to help you get started with creating Augmented Reality applications and acquainting yourself with essential aspects of creating AR applications using the Appcelerator Titanium Framework. The instructions are clear with easy to follow examples. This book is for anybody who wishes to understand how to build an Augmented Reality Application. It uses the Appcelerator Titanium mobile development framework, but the techniques and practices can be applied to other frameworks and native code. You will need to have a good working knowledge of development and JavaScript, it is not aimed at the beginner.

React Native for Mobile Development

by Akshat Paul

Author	: Akshat Paul
Publisher	: Apress
Total Pages	: 243
Release	: 2019-06-12
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 1484244540

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Develop native iOS and Android apps with ease using React Native. Learn by doing through an example-driven approach, and have a substantial running app at the end of each chapter. This second edition is fully updated to include ES7 (ECMAScript 7), the latest version of React Native (including Redux), and development on Android. You will start by setting up React Native and exploring the anatomy of React Native apps. You'll then move on to Redux data flow, how it differs from flux, and how you can include it in your React Native project to solve state management differently and efficiently. You will also learn how to boost your development by including popular packages developed by the React Native community that will help you write less; do more. Finally, you'll learn to how write test cases using Jest and submit your application to the App Store. React Native challenges the status quo of native iOS and Android development with revolutionary components, asynchronous execution, unique methods for touch handling, and much more. This book reveals the the path-breaking concepts of React.js and acquaints you with the React way of thinking so you can learn to create stunning user interfaces. What You'll Learn Build stunning iOS and Android applications Understand the Redux design pattern and use it in your project Interact with iOS and android device capabilities such as addressbook, camera, GPS and more with your apps Test and launch your application to the App StoreWho This Book Is For Anyone with JavaScript experience who wants to build native mobile applications but dreads the thought of programming in Objective-C or Java. Developers who have experience with JavaScript but are new or not acquainted to React Native or ReactJS.

Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise

by Dino Esposito

Author	: Dino Esposito
Publisher	: Pearson Education
Total Pages	: 721
Release	: 2012-05-15
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 0735673365

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Your guide to planning and executing a complete mobile web strategy Revisit your approach to the mobile web—and deliver effective solutions that reach customers and clients on a variety of mobile devices. In this practical guide, web development luminary Dino Esposito shows you how to develop a solid mobile strategy for the enterprise, starting with an effective mobile website. You’ll receive essential architectural and implementation guidance, as well as mobile-specific design patterns for building cross-platform and native applications. Discover how to: Architect a website accessible from many different mobile devices Implement design patterns specific to mobile app development Examine tools that enable you to write one codebase for many platforms Use technologies for building Windows Phone, iPhone, and Android apps Develop cross-platform app features, such as localization and offline behavior

Getting Started with Flurry Analytics

by Bhanu Birani

Author	: Bhanu Birani
Publisher	: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages	: 119
Release	: 2013-12-23
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 1782177132

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An easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial full of examples and code to help you quickly get started with Flurry analytics. This book is great for developers who want to track their applications instantly using Flurry analytics and who are looking to get a good grounding in how to use Flurry for analytics in their application. It’s assumed that you will have some experience with Objective-C and a basic understanding of object-oriented programming and programming in general. You must be enrolled as an iPhone developer in order to test the example projects on your device.

Deploying Node.js

by Sandro Pasquali

Author	: Sandro Pasquali
Publisher	: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages	: 274
Release	: 2015-07-23
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 1783981415

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Node.js is a popular choice for teams that need to design, build, test, deploy, maintain, and monitor large-scale distributed systems. Starting with a detailed overview of the Node.js architecture, this book covers topics that will help in application development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. You will learn about concurrency, event loops, callbacks and streams. Furthermore, step-by-step instructions on deploying applications to providers such as DigitalOcean and Heroku will be provided, including information on setting up load balancers and proxies. Message queues and other techniques for managing state and session data at scale will also be covered. A series of examples on deploying your Node.js applications in production environments are provided, including a discussion on setting up continuous deployment and integration for your team. Popular tools for testing, deploying, building, and monitoring Node.js applications are covered, helping you get up and running quickly.