Mobile JavaScript Application Development: Bringing Web Programming to Mobile Devices

When developing apps for the latest smartphones, you’re faced with several vexing questions. How many platforms do you need to accommodate? What level of support do mobile browsers provide? To help you address these and many other key issues, this guide provides a hands-on tour of the most powerful JavaScript frameworks available today.

You’ll build sample apps with jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, and PhoneGap to learn the unique advantages—and disadvantages—of each framework. From there, you can determine which one is best for your project. This book is ideal for web developers familiar with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Experience the simplicity of jQuery Mobile for building cross-browser applications
• Learn how Sencha Touch’s architecture, widgets, and blazing-fast rendering engine makes it a good choice for enterprise software
• Use PhoneGap to package your web app into a native iOS, Android, or Windows Phone application
• Discover the impact of various HTML5 features on mobile app development
• Pick up JavaScript productivity tips as you delve into its object orientation, closures, and coding conventions
• Test and debug your app with a collection of tips, tricks, and tools

在为最新的智能手机开发应用程序时，你会面临几个令人烦恼的问题。您需要容纳多少个站台？移动浏览器提供了什么级别的支持？为了帮助您解决这些和许多其他关键问题，本指南提供了当今可用的最强大的JavaScript框架的实践教程。

您将使用jQuery Mobile、Sencha Touch和PhoneGap构建样例应用程序，以了解每个框架的独特优势和劣势。从那里，您可以确定哪一个最适合您的项目。这本书是熟悉JavaScript、HTML和CSS的Web开发人员的理想选择。

• 体验jQuery Mobile构建跨浏览器应用程序的简单性
• 了解Sencha Touch的架构、小部件和超快的渲染引擎如何使其成为企业软件的理想选择
• 使用PhoneGap将您的Web应用程序打包为原生iOS、Android或Windows Phone应用程序
• 了解各种HTML5功能对移动应用程序开发的影响
• 在您深入研究它的面向对象、闭包和编码约定时，请学习Java生产率技巧
• 使用一系列提示、技巧和工具测试和调试您的应用程序