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With HTML5 and improved web browser support, JavaScript has become the tool of choice for creating high-performance web graphics. This faced-paced book shows you how to use JavaScript, jQuery, DHTML, and HTML5's Canvas element to create rich web applications for computers and mobile devices.
By following real-world examples, experienced web developers learn fun and useful approaches to arcade games, DHTML effects, business dashboards, and other applications. This book serves complex subjects in easily digestible pieces, and each topic acts as a foundation for the next.
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Tackle JavaScript optimization and understand how it impacts performance
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Create fast-moving graphics by combining old-school DHTML with jQuery
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Learn advanced UI techniques using the jQuery UI and Ext JS libraries
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Build games with collision detection, object handling, and JavaScript scrolling techniques
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Master HTML5 Canvas basics for drawings, fills, bitmaps, animation, and more
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Create applications for the small screen with jQuery Mobile and PhoneGap
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Use Google’s data visualization tools to create interactive dashboards
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Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 Classroom in a BookThe fastest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Premiere Elements for Windows!
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This book will help you join the thousands of successful iPhone App 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... | | |
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