Pro HTML 5 Programming [Paperback]

Peter Lubbers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430227907 | ISBN-13: 978-1430227908 | Publication Date: March 1, 2010 | Edition: 1

The biggest revolution since Ajax, Pro HTML 5 Programming: Powerful APIs for Richer Internet Application Development introduces the most revolutionary new feature of HTML 5, the ability to build Real-Time Web applications using Web Sockets.

For the first time, developers can build Rich Internet Applications with Web standards and without Ajax, Comet, Flash, Silverlight, or any of the difficult-to-use non-standard and proprietary standards currently in use. Every professional Web developer will want to learn about Web Sockets and will soon be creating more dynamic, responsive, and reliable Rich Internet Applications, and this is the only book that will show them how

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About the Author

Peter Lubbers is Director of Documentation and Training at Kaazing Corporation, where he oversees all aspects of documentation and training. Peter also develops documentation automation solutions, two of which are now patented and two of which are patent pending.

Prior to joining Kaazing, Peter worked as an information architect at Oracle, where he wrote many books, such as the award-winning Oracle Application Server Portal Configuration Guide and The Oracle Application Server Developer's Guide for Microsoft Office. Before joining Oracle, Peter architected and developed the internationalized Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) testing framework. Peter was also a technical reviewer for the book Pro JSF and Ajax: Building Rich Internet Components (Apress, 2006).

A native of the Netherlands, Peter served as a Special Forces commando in the Royal Dutch Green Berets. Peter lives on the edge of the Tahoe National Forest, and in his spare time, he loves to run in the Sierra Nevada foothills and around Lake Tahoe (preferably in one go!).

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430227907
• ISBN-13: 978-1430227908
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Computers & Technology > Networking > Network Programming

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great HTML5 starting point, December 4, 2010

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Andy Zhang "Andy" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pro HTML 5 Programming (Paperback)

Web development is a rapidly changing area--especially with HTML5. The authors of this book are commendable for their efforts on this cutting-edge topic. I learned a lot on many topics by using this book including:

--New and deprecated HTML elements
--window.JSON
--HTML5 Canvas
--Video containers
--Geolocation API
--WebSocket API
--Web Workers and Web Storage API

This book opens up a lot of new possibilities for web development on the client side. By reading and using the examples offered in the book, it helps me to think different projects can be beneficial by using HTML5. As with any emerging new technology, HTML5 is still changing and evolving. This book is a great starting point.

This book does not have examples on how to build an end to end application using HTML5. Rather, this book focus on some new features of HTML5.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not an Intro to HTML - but Good HTML5 Overview, September 24, 2011

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Kelvin D. Meeks "intltechventures.com" (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro HTML 5 Programming (Paperback)

I was looking for a nice succinct and easy/fast read to cover some of the interactive features for rich internet user interface design using HTML5. In particular, in my role as an architect, I'm not really concerned with page layout considerations - but wider architectural concerns such as the background worker thread and socket communication APIs. Thus, for my needs - this book was a very helpful fast read that met my requirements.

Note: This book is not an introduction to HTML5 (or an introduction to HTML). It is not a comprehensive reference bible for all things HTML. The subtitle of the book clearly indicates: "APIs for Richer Internet Application Development". On that score, I believe it delivers.

25 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rated "PPP" - Powerful, Practical, and Progressive, August 31, 2010

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Gunnar A. Gundersen III (Spring HIll, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro HTML 5 Programming (Paperback)

Peter Lubbers, Brian Albers, Ric Smith, and Frank Salim put together and excellent resource for powerful yet practical HTML5 code that can be used NOW. The book refutes the myth that HTML5 will not be usable until 2022 by going on and showing you how to use it today! By leveraging API's that have common browser support the effort is not purely academic. Although the code is targeted for a more advanced audience, an adept user will be able to glean plenty of information from the examples. The book answered many questions I had about the emerging HTML5 standards, and gave me some new techniques to implement. I recommend this book for anyone experienced with HTML who wants to start using HTML5 now.