Pro JavaScript™ RIA Techniques: Best Practices, Performance, and Presentation

Description

Pro JavaScript RIA Techniques: Best Practices, Performance, and Presentation shows you how you can build JavaScript RIAs (rich Internet applications) with compelling user interfaces and great performance. With the best practices and optimization techniques you'll learn in this book, you can optimize performance without sacrificing a rich user interface. Using a combination of innovative ideas and intelligent use of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and plug–ins, this book shows you how to make decisions based on best web standard development practices and real–world browser data. Through practical examples, you'll see how to optimize both design and performance with an eye toward future enhancements and efficient maintenance. Starting with the essential principles and techniques of semantic markup, build efficient, responsive web applications based on web standard best practices and real–world experience. Apply practical techniques and see how to reuse examples of broadly relevant page components to improve the interface and performance of existing sites. Explore ways to push the boundaries of the possible with existing browser technology. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Building a Solid Foundation....Pages 3-49 JavaScript for Rich Internet Applications....Pages 51-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Understanding the Web Browser....Pages 115-134 Performance Tweaking....Pages 135-178 Smoke and Mirrors: Perceived Responsiveness....Pages 179-192 Front Matter....Pages 193-193 Beautiful Typography....Pages 195-223 Multimedia Playback....Pages 225-248 Form Controls....Pages 249-305 Offline Storage—When the Lights Go Out....Pages 307-330 Binary Ajax....Pages 331-356 Drawing in the Browser....Pages 357-373 Accessibility in Rich Internet Applications....Pages 375-401 Back Matter....Pages 403-415