| Description: | Book Description The modern Web is awash with data and services just waiting to be used, but how do you make effective use of all this information? The answer lies in APIs (such as Google Maps, Flickr, and Amazon Web Services) and remixing, or mashups. Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services teaches you everything you need to create useful, dynamic realworld applications using APIs, web services, Ajax, web standards, and serverside languages. All you need to make full use of this book is basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and at least one serverside language (such as PHP or ASP.NET). Highlights include the following: Looks at the overall shape of todays Web from a developers point of viewwhat are its main features, and what is available for us to use to develop applications? Contains realworld examples of creating mashups using all the major APIs. Contains examples written in multiple serverside languages. Youll learn: Understand how the constituent parts of the modern Web fit togetherweb standards, Ajax, APIs, libraries, tagging, blogs, wikis, and more. Create different types of mashup, for example mapping mashups, search functionality, calendars, RSS/Atom feeds, social bookmarking, online storage systems, open document formats, and more. Build Web 2.0 applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, serverside languages, APIs, and libraries This book is for any web developer who is already comfortable with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and at least one serverside language and wants to learn how to create Web 2.0 applications. About the Authors Raymond Yee is a data architect, consultant, and trainer. He is currently a lecturer at the School of Information, UC Berkeley, where he teaches the course Mixing and Remixing Information. While earning a PhD in biophysics, he taught computer science, philosophy, and personal development to K11 students in the Academic Talent Development Program on the Berkeley campus. He is the primary architect of the Scholars Box, software that enables users to gather digital content from multiple sources to create personal collections that can be shared with others. As a software architect and developer, he focuses on developing software to support learning, teaching, scholarship, and research. Raymond is an erstwhile tubaist, admirer of J. S. Bach, Presbyterian elder, aspiring essayist, son of industrious ChineseCanadian restaurateurs, and devoted husband of the incomparable Laura. Reviews and Rating: Amazon Barnes & Noble Related Book Categories: Ajax and Web 2.0 Web Programming Web Design and Development Read and Download Links: Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services ©2008 (Raymond Yee) Note: It can not display properly in Internet Explorer (IE). Use Firefax, Chrome, etc. Book Blog |