Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

by Richard Rodger

Learn how to build apps for mobile devices on Cloud platforms The marketplace for apps is ever expanding, increasing the potential to make money. With this guide, you'll learn how to build cross-platform applications for mobile devices that are supported by the power of Cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services. An introduction to Cloud-based applications explains how to use HTML5 to create cross-platform mobile apps and then use Cloud services to enhance those apps. You'll learn how to build your first app with HTML5 and set it up in the Cloud, while also discovering how to use jQuery to your advantage. If you're interested in having your application be one of the 200,000+ apps featured in the iPhone store or the 50,000+ in the Android store, then you need this book.

552 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2011

Reviews

[Greg]

I didn't read the whole book, just used it as a reference. But I was impressed with its ambitious scope. The author covers a lot of different tools, from HTML5 and jQuery to MongoDB and Amazon EC2.