Ebook:Web Development Solutions: Ajax, APIs, Libraries, and Hosted Services Made Easy
As a web user, you’ll no doubt have noticed some of the breathtaking
applications available in today’s modern web, such as Google Maps and
Flickrdesktop applications than the old style web sites you are used
to. You’ve probably also wished that you could
create such things, and then thought “nahhh, I’d need to know a lot of
complicated code to be able to even start creating sites like these.”
Well, think again. There is a lot of complicated code involved in
cutting edge “Ajax style” web applications, but a lot of the hard work
is already done for you, and available on the Web. JavaScript libraries
exist to provide most of that Ajax/DOM Scripting functionality out of
the box. Application programming interfaces (APIs) exist to allow you
to transplant complicated applications such as Google Maps and Flickr
right into your own web sites. And hosting services such as Flickr and
YouTube provide all you need to store and retrieve your media (be it
images, video, or whatever) at your leisure, without having to worry
about bandwidth issues and file naming nightmares. All you need to know
is enough to successfully wire together all this functionality
successfully and responsibly, and this book shows you how. It starts
from the very beginning of your journey, showing you what’s available,
what you need, and how to set up an effective development environment.
After a solid base has been built, it shows you how to build up each
aspect of your site, including storing, retrieving, and displaying
content, adding images and video to your site, building effective site
navigation and laying it all out beautifully using CSS, promoting your
content so you will attract visitors to your site, and adding special
effects to enhance usability and design asthetics…all with ready-made
functionality available on the Web! Life as a web developer has never
been easier.
Summary of Contents
Chapter 1: Stop the Web … You’re Getting On!
Chapter 2: The Dilemma of “Rolling Your Own” Solutions
Chapter 3: What You Need to Get Started
Chapter 4: Spoiled for ChoiceWhat the Web Offers You
Chapter 5: Retrieving and Displaying Content with REST and Ajax
Chapter 6: Adding Media Files
Chapter 7: Promoting Your Content
Chapter 8: Layout and Navigation
Chapter 9: Adding Special Effects
Chapter 10: What to Do and Where to Find Help When Things Go Wrong
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