Realtime Web Apps: With HTML5 WebSocket, PHP, and jQuery

by Jason Lengstorf, Phil Leggetter, Alex Newman

Realtime Web Apps: aWith HTML5 WebSocket, PHP, and jQueryais a guide for beginner- to intermediate-level web developers looking to take the next leap forward in website and app development: realtime. With Realtime Web Apps, youOCOll be able to quickly get up to speed on what HTML5 WebSocket does, how it is going to affect the future of the web as we know it, andOCothanks to PusherOCOs simple APIOCostart developing your first realtime app today. Using a practical approach rather than focusing on dry theory, Realtime Web Apps will guide you through building your first app using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and Pusher. After your initial introduction to the technologies used in the book, youOCOll immediately jump into the process of creating a realtime Q&A app that will work on desktop browsers as well as mobile phones (including iOS and Android). In addition to learning realtime development strategies, youOCOll also learn progressive development strategies including responsive CSS3 layouts, AJAX development with jQuery, and more.The future of the web is realtime. Grab your hoverboard. Introduces you to the revolutionary capabilities of the HTML5 WebSocket API Gets you started with WebSocket immediately using the super-simple Pusher API Walks you through the development of a real-life realtime web app Gets you working with responsive layouts, jQuery, and AJAX development"

Genres: Programming, Web

536 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 17, 2013

Reviews

[Bryan McGinnis · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an informative book, I brushed up my knowledge of JS, JQ, CSS, OAuth, and PHP, which are elements of a Realtime web app, however only the last about 10 pages is focused on the websockets by pusher that are used in making the web apps work in real time. The whole book follows one example project, thus you only see these elements through their example, and examples are better than just information, but combining the information with examples would be the best strategy. I did learn from it though, so it does have merit, it just doesn't solely focus on the realtime elements very much.

[Alessandro Pellizzari · Rating 1 out of 5]

Il titolo corretto dovrebbe essere "Pusher developer manual", visto che tutto ruota attorno all'uso delle API di Pusher (che è un servizio a pagamento).

Inutile se non potete (o non volete) usare servizi di terze parti.

Abbandonato circa a metà (quando ho scoperto di cosa si trattava), dopo un'introduzione blanda (e inutile agli esperti) ad HTML, CSS< Javascript e PHP.

[Jose Galdamez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very little time is spent going over realtime Web technologies. Too much of the book is spent going over basic PHP, jQuery, and responsive design. If you want a comprehensive overview of the realtime Web this is not the book. If you don't mind learning about object-oriented PHP, responsive design, Photoshop, and jQuery then it may provide some value after all.