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Book Description

jQuery is awesome for designers – it builds easily on the CSS and HTML you already know and allows you to create impressive effects with just a few lines of code. However, without a background in programming, JavaScript – on which jQuery is built – can feel intimidating and impossible to grasp. This book will show you how simple it can be to learn the basics and then extend your capabilities by taking advantage of jQuery plugins.

jQuery for Designers offers approachable lessons for designers with little or no background in JavaScript. The book begins by introducing the jQuery library and a small and simple introduction to JavaScript. Then you’ll step through a few simple tasks to get your feet wet before diving into using plugins to quickly and simply add complex effects with just a few lines of code.

You’ll be surprised at how far you can get with JavaScript when you start with the power of the jQuery library and this book will show you how. We’ll cover common interface widgets and effects such as tabbed interfaces, custom tooltips, and custom scrollbars. You’ll learn how to create an animated navigation menu and how to add simple AJAX effects to enhance your site visitors’ experience. Then we’ll wrap up with interactive data grids which make sorting and searching data easy.

What you will learn from this book

• Download and include the jQuery library on your website Download Now »

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This fast-moving guide introduces web application development with Haskell and Yesod, a potent language/framework combination that supports high-performing applications that are modular, type-safe, and concise. You’ll work with several samples to explore the way Yesod handles widgets, forms, persistence, and RESTful content. You also get an introduction to various Haskell tools to supplement your basic knowledge of the language.

By the time you finish this book, you’ll create a production-quality web application with Yesod’s ready-to-use scaffolding. You’ll also examine several real-world examples, including a blog, a wiki, a JSON web service, and a Sphinx search server.

• Build a simple application to learn Yesod’s foundation datatype and Web Application Interface (WAI)
• Use Shakespearean template languages for HTML, CSS, and Javascript output
• Produce cleaner, more modular code by learning how Yesod monads interact
• Implement the yesod-form declarative API to build forms on top of widgets
• Learn how Yesod and Haskell store session data and handle persistence
• Use techniques to serve an HTML page and a machine-friendly JSON page from the same URL
• Create reusable components for several applications with Yesod subsites

Table of Contents
Part I: Basics Download Now »

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Learning iPad Programming walks you through the process of building PhotoWheel (free on the App Store), a photo management and sharing app that leverages every aspect of iOS 5. With PhotoWheel, you can organize your favorite photos into albums, share photos with family and friends, view them on your TV using AirPlay and an Apple TV, and most importantly, gain hands-on experience with building an iPad app. As you build PhotoWheel, you’ll learn how to take advantage of the latest features in iOS 5 and Xcode, including Storyboarding, Automatic Reference Counting (ARC), and iCloud. Best of all, you’ll learn how to extend the boundaries of your app by communicating with web services. If you want to build apps for the iPad, Learning iPad Programmingis the one book to get.As you build PhotoWheel, you’ll learn how to

• Install and configure Xcode 4.2 on your Mac
• Master the basics of Objective-C, and learn about memory management with ARC
• Build a fully functional app that uses Core Data and iCloud for photo sharing and synchronization
• Use Xcode’s new Storyboard feature to quickly prototype a functional UI, and then extend that UI with code
• Create multitouch gestures and integrate Core Animation for a unique UI experience
• Build custom views, and use view controllers to perform custom view transitions
• Add AirPrint, email, and AirPlay capabilities to your app
• Apply image filters and effects using Core Image Diagnose and fix bugs with Instruments Prepare your app for submission to the app store Download Now »

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Using HTML5, web developers can create standards-based browser applications with extraordinary richness and power, incorporating everything from drag-and-drop to native audio and video—all without any third-party plug-ins. Simply put, every web developer needs to master HTML5—and the sooner you do so, the greater advantage you’ll have. HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook provides all the expert advice and proven code you need to start building production-quality HTML5 applications right now.

Authors Chuck Hudson and Tom Leadbetter present tested, modular recipes at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. You’ll learn exactly how to deliver state-of-the-art user experiences by integrating HTML5’s new and enhanced elements with CSS3, multimedia, and JavaScript APIs. Reflecting current standards, this book prioritizes HTML5 features with substantial browser support and identifies the level of browser support for each feature discussed. Coverage includes

• Understanding and using HTML5’s new structural elements
• Using grouping, text-level, and redefined semantics
• Managing browser-handling in HTML5
• Leveraging new CSS3 layout and style techniques
• Maximizing interactivity with HTML5 Web Forms
• Embedding audio and video with HTML5 Download Now »

Book Description

The all-in-one HTML, CSS and JavaScript beginner’s guide: covering the three most important languages for web development.

• Covers everything beginners need to know about the HTML and CSS standards and today’s JavaScript and Ajax libraries – all in one book, for the first time
• Integrated, well-organized coverage expertly shows how to use all these key technologies together
• Short, simple lessons teach hands-on skills readers can apply immediately
• By best-selling author Julie Meloni

Mastering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is vital for any beginning web developer – and the importance of these technologies is growing as web development moves away from proprietary alternatives such as Flash. Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One brings together everything beginners need to build powerful web applications with the HTML and CSS standards and the latest JavaScript and Ajax libraries.

With this book, beginners can get all the modern web development knowledge you need from one expert source. Bestselling author Julie Meloni (Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One) teaches simply and clearly, through brief, hands-on lessons focused on knowledge you can apply immediately. Meloni covers all the building blocks of practical web design and development, integrating new techniques and features into every chapter. Each lesson builds on what’s come before, showing you exactly how to use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript together to create great web sites. Download Now »

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HTML5 Games Most Wanted gathers the top HTML5 games developers and reveals the passion they all share for creating and coding great games. You’ll learn programming tips, tricks, and optimization techniques alongside real-world code examples that you can use in your own projects. You won’t just make games—you’ll make great games.

The book is packed full of JavaScript, HTML5, WebGL, and CSS3 code, showing you how these fantastic games were built and passing on the skills you’ll need to create your own great games. Whether you’re a coding expert looking for secrets to push your games further, or a beginner looking for inspiration and a solid game to build on and experiment with, HTML5 Games Most Wanted is for you. Topics and games covered include building complexity from simplicity in A to B, how to create, save, and load game levels in Marble Run, creating fast 3D action games like Cycleblob, entity interpolation from Snowball Fight, trait-based gaming in Grave Danger, the advanced use of WebGL from the game Bar Fight, tips on combining the entangled web of HTML5 technologies brilliantly shown in Far7, the holy grail of making a unique game like Z-Type, and how to build split-screen games as in the addictive Robots Are People Too.

What you’ll learn

• How to create fantastic games using HTML5
• How to add 3D to your games with WebGL
• How to create multiplayer games Download Now »