Sencha Touch in Action

Download or read book Sencha Touch in Action written by Anthony De Moss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary Sencha Touch in Action is the definitive guide to developing applications with Sencha Touch. You'll begin with basic design principles for building great mobile applications, and then explore the features of Sencha Touch that bring those ideas to life. You'll learn how and why objects operate in the framework as you work through several real-world examples. This book also promotes the emerging best practices for mobile web development, from widget implementation to developing an application with the Sencha Touch MVC framework. Updated for Sencha Touch 2. About the Technology The Sencha Touch framework makes it easy to build cross-platform mobile apps using HTML5 and JavaScript. It offers numerous features that mimic native mobile APIs and an MVC architecture that feels right at home for application developers. So you get the power and richness of native apps and the convenience of standard web tools. About this Book Sencha Touch in Action is a complete guide for developers of native-quality mobile Sencha Touch applications. You'll explore real-world examples as you master this impressive framework from the ground up. The book shows you good practices for mobile web development, from widget implementation to the structure of MVC applications. The book requires basic JavaScript skills. It assumes no experience with Sencha Touch or Ext JS. What's Inside Covers Sencha Touch 2 Build on your existing web dev skills Create mobile web apps that feel like native apps Extend enterprise apps to mobile clients Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Authors Jay Garcia is a popular speaker, Sencha community advocate, and author of Ext JS in Action. Anthony De Moss is a professional web and mobile developer. Mitchell Simoens is a Sencha developer supporting the Sencha Touch and Ext JS products. Table of Contents PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO SENCHA TOUCH Introducing Sencha Touch Using Sencha Touch for the first time Sencha Touch foundations PART 2 BUILDING MOBILE USER INTERFACES Mastering the building blocks Toolbars, buttons, and docked items Getting the user's attention Data stores and views Working with forms Maps and media PART 3 CONSTRUCTING AN APPLICATION Class system foundations Building Sencha Touch applications