Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Cope, Darren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849695008 ISBN 13: 9781849695008

Verlag: Packt Pub Ltd, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Once you've got into Appcelerator Titanium you'll never look back. This book is the perfect introduction to developing native cross-platform apps for iOS, Android, and Windows 8.

Overview

• Covers iOS, Android, and Windows8.
• Includes Alloy, the latest in Titanium design.
• Includes examples of Cloud Services, augmented reality, and tablet design.

In Detail

Appcelerator Titanium is the leading method for creating native cross-platform apps. This book guides you from the initial stages with the language right through to the submission of your app to the marketplace/app store. Specially crafted examples cover the most common requirements of an app programmer. This book will be your companion as you progress with the language.

"Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide" will guide you through the process of designing cross-platform apps using Titanium. It covers all areas of the language from installation through development to submission to the store.

This book will take a hands-on approach in teaching you how to write cross-platform apps using Titanium, as well as exploring the new features of Titanium 3. Each chapter will show you how to overcome specific challenges using Titanium. You will learn how to design your apps using MVC principles and Alloy, use the cloud to your advantage, develop apps that work on tablets and phones, use the phone gadgets like the accelerometer, integrate social media, record usage using analytics, and monetise your app. All tasks from installation to deployment to the store are covered and backed by examples. The book will be your companion from your first steps with Titanium to successful live deployment.

What you will learn from this book

• How to design applications that work on all supported platforms.
• How to create layouts that work on all platforms and on both handheld and tablet devices.
• How to design applications using Alloy.
• The integration of social media.
• Use the phone gadgets such as the accelerometer, compass, and camera.
• How to integrate cloud services such as ACS, Parse, and Stackmob.
• How to test your code and deploy to the app store/marketplace.

Approach

"Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide" is an example-driven tour of the language that guides you through all the stages of app design. The style is relaxed and friendly whilst remaining concise and structured.

Who this book is written for

If you are new to this technology or curious about the possibilities of Appcelerator Titanium then this book is for you. If you are a web developer who is looking for a way to craft cross-platform apps, then this book and the Titanium language is the choice for you.

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Reseña del editor

"Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide" is an example-driven tour of the language that guides you through all the stages of app design. The style is relaxed and friendly whilst remaining concise and structured. If you are new to this technology or curious about the possibilities of Appcelerator Titanium then this book is for you. If you are a web developer who is looking for a way to craft cross-platform apps, then this book and the Titanium language is the choice for you.

Biografía del autor

Darren Cope created his first programs in BASIC on a very dear ZX Spectrum+ with 48K of memory and 8 colors (although you could make them flash!). He programmed in his bedroom on a portable TV with a 4.5 inch screen. Fast forward nearly 30 years and he now develops apps for devices with screens of around the same size! You might be forgiven for thinking that not much has changed.Well you would be wrong; it has changed massively. Using the new breed of mobile phones we can now (possibly carelessly) declare variables that can take up more memory than that available on the Spectrum. They are hundreds of times faster. The screen may be the same size but it now has millions of colors and practically incomparable resolution, they don't need a cassette player to load programs, and the new devices are also phones, and they don't even need a telephone cable!After leaving university with his Computer Science degree Darren spent over a decade programming Oracle databases with PL/SQL and Oracle Forms. It's still his bread-and-butter skill. However, in the late 2000s with the success of the iPad and iPhone he decided it was time to get into the world of Smartphones, tablets, and apps. The revolution caused by the new devices and apps that is currently leading the move away from the dominance of the PC towards a new method of interaction could not be ignored.Fast forward a few years and Darren Cope is now an experienced Titanium developer. He holds TCAD and TCMD certifications and as well as creating apps he has developed modules for the Appcelerator Marketplace. He attended the inaugural CODESTRONG conference in San Francisco in October 2011 and continues to preach the benefits of coding with Titanium through the Appcelerator Titans program.Darren Cope lives with his wife and small child in Manchester, England.When he is not writing books or developing apps he can either be found at home with his family, walking the dog (although not often enough according to his wife), or training for a marathon or triathlon. He is very eager to hear from other Titanium developers in the north of England and hopes to start a user group for them. He can be contacted either through his personal website at http://darren.cope.name or by email mail@darren.cope.name.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Pub Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1849695008
• ISBN 13: 9781849695008
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 334
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar