Using HTML5, web developers can create standards-based browser applications with extraordinary richness and power, incorporating everything from drag-and-drop to native audio and video all without any third-party plug-ins. Simply put, every web developer needs to master HTML5 and the sooner you do so, the greater advantage you’ll have. HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook provides all the expert advice and proven code you need to start building production-quality HTML5 applications right now.
Everyone’s talking about HTML5: now, with browser support increasingly available, web developers need to get ready to use it. HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook gives you all the hands-on code examples and insights you’ll need to start experimenting with HTML5 right now, start converting existing sites to HTML5 and CSS3, and start building apps with the new HTML5 APIs. Chuck Hudson and Tom Leadbetter explain HTML5′s new elements by providing dozens of real-world problems and hands-on code solutions. Organized for instant access to solutions, this book’s wide-ranging coverage includes semantics, browser handling, CSS, animation, Web Forms 2.0, HTML drawing, media, geolocation, client-side storage, Web Sockets, the Web Workers API, file and device APIs, and more. Throughout, you will find best practices, gotchas to avoid, up-to-date browser support notes, links to example sites, accessibility information, and tips for incorporating HTML into existing sites. Download eBook Free »
Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition
The Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition integrates XHTML and CSS topics such as text configuration, color configuration, and page layout with an enhanced focus on the topics of design, accessibility, and Web standards. Building on the textbook’s successful 4th edition, updates for the 5th edition feature:
Expanded coverage of CSS topics
Expanded coverage of design topics
Updated code samples and web resources
Updated accessibility coverage for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
Expanded section on Designing Your Web Pages for Promotion
New sections on Domain Name Selection, Styling for the Mobile Web, Social Media Optimization, the Favorites Icon, and an overview of HTML 5
Using Hands-On Practice exercises and Web Site Case Studies to motivate readers, Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition includes all the necessary lessons to guide students in developing highly effective Web sites. A well-rounded balance of hard skills (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript) and soft skills (Web Design, e-commerce, Web site promotion strategies) presents everything beginning Web developers need to know to build and promote successful Web sites. Download eBook Free »
Get Started Fast with HTML5 Online Game Programming!
HTML5 will transform web and mobile gaming. As new browsers rapidly adopt it, HTML5 will do everything “legacy” technologies such as Flash and Silverlight have done and much more. In Learning HTML5 Game Programming, pioneering developer James L. Williams gives you all the knowledge, code, and insights you’ll need to get started fast!
Learning HTML5 Game Programming: A Hands-on Guide to Building Online Games Using Canvas, SVG, and WebGL
Williams combines detailed explanations of HTML5’s key innovations with examples, including two case study applications that address the entire development process. He guides you through setting up a state-of-the-art HTML5 development environment; making the most of HTML5’s canvas tag, SVG vector graphics, and WebGL 3D; and targeting diverse mobile and social platforms. It’s all here: from the essentials of online game design to the nitty-gritty details of performance optimization.
Learning HTML5 Game Programming: A Hands-on Guide to Building Online Games Using Canvas, SVG, and WebGL is the fastest route to success with HTML5 game development whether you’re a long-time game developer or a web/mobile programmer building games for the first time.