Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps (eBook)

This book will help you join the thousands of successful iPhone apps developers without needing to learn Objective-C or the Cocoa touch APIs. If you want to apply your existing web development skills to iPhone and iPad development, then now you can. WebKit's support for HTML5 means any web developer can create compelling apps for both the iPhone and the larger-screen iPad.

Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps takes you through the latest mobile web standards as well as the specific features of the iPhone and iPad. You'll learn about WebKit and Mobile Safari, HTML5 and CSS3, vector graphics and multimedia support. You'll discover the built-in hardware features of the iPhone and iPad and how best to take advantage of them.

The market for web apps for the iPhone and iPad is expanding rapidly. You'll want to know about all the advantages, and Beginning iPhone & iPad Web Apps is the perfect starting point.

Chris Apers has more than 13 years experience in web technologies and mobile development, including the PalmOS, webOS, and iPhone. He is a technical manager and architect at Newsweb/Lagard re Active and participates in open source projects such as porting development libraries and software to mobile devices. With the creation of the open source framework WebApp.Net, he provides an easy way to create mobile content targeting WebKit browsers. For more, visit www.webapp-net.com and www.chrilith.com.

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About the Authors Chris Apers has more than 13 years experience in web technologies and mobile development, including the PalmOS, webOS, and iPhone. He is a technical manager and architect at Newsweb/Lagardere Active and participates in open source projects such as porting development libraries and software to mobile devices. With the creation of the open source framework WebApp.Net, he provides an easy way to create mobile content targeting WebKit browsers. For more, visit www.webapp-net.com and www.chrilith.com. Daniel Paterson has a master's degree in comparative literature, and he penned a memoir on integrating literary theory into fictional works, taking novels by Umberto Eco, Milan Kundera, and David Lodge as examples. After his university years, Daniel entered web development and joined Newsweb/Lagardere Active in April 2009. Passionate about the Web as about many other things, he enjoys every opportunity to work on interesting projects and to develop his skills. xv ? ACKNOWLEDGMENTS About the Technical Reviewer Paul Haine is a client-side developer currently working in London for the Guardian newspaper. He is the author of HTML Mastery: Semantics, Standards, and Styling (friends of ED, 2006) and runs a personal web site at www.joeblade.com. xvi ? INTRODUCTION