Tutorials
In the last article, as promised, we’ve begun doing some practical work with the planning and creation of a mockup. Now, we’ve focused on how to build a personal project wireframe thinking... Read More
In the last series (“Understanding Responsive Web Design“), I defined the basic features of this new and important responsive approach to mobile-friendly, device-agnostic design. Now,... Read More
Many years ago, JavaScript developers were considered second-class citizens in the programming world. JavaScript was only used to perform some easy client-side tasks such as alert messages, form... Read More
In the previous part of this series, I showed several other functions of the functions.js file, highlighting their key points. In this sixth and final part, I’ll describe the last function left... Read More
In the previous article in this series, I described the classes and functions needed to perform currency conversions within our app. I also illustrated the Cordova Globalization API and how we can... Read More
In the previous article of this series, I described the jQuery Mobile custom configuration for our app and highlighted the importance of allowing cross-domain requests to download up-to-the-moment... Read More
In the second part of the series, I showed you the code of the two HTML pages and the custom CSS file of our “Currency Converter” app. In this article, I’ll show you the jQuery... Read More
In the introductory article of this series, I showed the requirements of the soon-to-be-built “Currency Converter” app and the technologies involved. I also built out a file structure and... Read More
Earlier this year, I ran a series of articles on how to Build a Location-Based Mobile App With HTML5 and Javascript. If you enjoyed that series, you can follow this new series, which will teach you... Read More
App users love powerful options and features, but if they’re not well organized within your app’s interface, they might as well not even exist. Depending on what you’ve built, these... Read More
JavaScript libraries like jQuery Mobile can help you develop mobile apps rapidly, but your results often have a generic feel that leaves your apps resembling many other jQuery Mobile apps. If you... Read More
In the previous article in this series, I described the last remaining utility function, as well as those that set up our application. In this final part of the series, you’ll see how to create... Read More
In the previous part of our series, I explained how to use the Google Maps API to display stored locations on a map and to trace a route from the user’s current position to his car. I also... Read More
An “activity” in Android is a single screen in which the user will interact. If you want to create a form to take input from the user, or if you need to display information or feedback to... Read More




