New Releases by Lyza Danger Gardner

Summary JavaScript on Things is your first step into the exciting and downright entertaining world of programming for small electronics. If you know enough JavaScript to hack a website together, you''ll be making things go bleep, blink, and spin faster than you can say "nodebot." Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Are you ready to make things move? If you can build a web app, you can create robots, weather stations, and other funky gadgets! In this incredibly fun, project-based guide, JavaScript hardware hacker Lyza Danger Gardner takes you on an incredible journey from your first flashing LED through atmospheric sensors, motorized rovers, Bluetooth doorbells, and more. With JavaScript, some easy-to-get hardware, and a bit of creativity, you''ll be beeping, spinning, and glowing in no time. About the Book JavaScript on Things introduces the exciting world of programming small electronics! You''ll start building things immediately, beginning with basic blinking on Arduino. This fully illustrated, hands-on book surveys JavaScript toolkits like Johnny-Five along with platforms including Raspberry Pi, Tessel, and BeagleBone. As you build project after interesting project, you''ll learn to wire in sensors, hook up motors, transmit data, and handle user input. So be warned: once you start, you won''t want to stop. What''s Inside Controlling hardware with JavaScripti Designing and assembling robots and gadgets A crash course in electronics Over a dozen hands-on projects! About the Reader Written for readers with intermediate JavaScript and Node.js skills. No experience with electronics required. About the Author Lyza Danger Gardner has been a web developer for over 20 years. She''s part of the NodeBots community and a contributor to the Johnny-Five Node.js library. Table of Contents PART 1 - A JAVASCRIPTER''S INTRODUCTION TO HARDWARE Bringing JavaScript and hardware together Embarking on hardware with Arduino How to build circuits PART 2 - PROJECT BASICS: INPUT AND OUTPUT WITH JOHNNY-FIVE Sensors and input Output: making things happen Output: making things move PART 3 - MORE SOPHISTICATED PROJECTS Serial communication Projects without wires Building your own thing PART 4 - USING JAVASCRIPT WITH HARDWARE IN OTHER ENVIRONMENTS JavaScript and constrained hardware Building with Node.js and tiny computers In the cloud, in the browser, and beyond

JavaScript Robotics is on the rise. Rick Waldron, the lead author of this book and creator of the Johnny-Five platform, is at the forefront of this movement. Johnny-Five is an open source JavaScript Arduino programming framework for robotics. This book brings together fifteen innovative programmers, each creating a unique Johnny-Five robot step-by-step, and offering tips and tricks along the way. Experience with JavaScript is a prerequisite.

Aujourd''hui la demande pour le développement d''applications "mobiles" est devenue très forte car bientôt l''essentiel des consultations sur le web se feront à partir de smartphones ou de tablettes plutôt qu''à partir de PC.Cet ouvrage vous explique comment utiliser des technologies que vous connaissez (HTML, Javascript, CSS...) pour créer des applications qui tournent sur tous les supports.Vous allez apprendre à : maîtriser à la fois l''approche technique et l''approche stratégique du design "mobile", découvrir les techniques de développement les plus récentes (WURFL, Responsive Web Design...), gérer la portabilité sur tous les écrans, même les plus petits,- insérer de la géolocalisation dans vos applis.

Worum geht es in diesem Buch? Das mobile Web brummt, und so wird es nicht mehr lange dauern, bis mehr Internetnutzer mit Smartphones und Tablets aufs Web zugreifen als mit Desktop-Rechnern. Fur Webdesigner kann das nur eines bedeuten: die Armel hochkrempeln und ab ins mobile Web! Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie mit gangigen Webtechnologien mobile Websites und Apps erstellen, die sich sehen lassen konnen - und das ganz unabhangig davon, ob mit einem Android-Smartphone, einem iPhone oder einem Tablet-PC auf sie zugegriffen wird. Dabei kommen moderne Ansatze wie Responsive Webdesign und smarte Technologien wie WURFL, HTML5, jQuery Mobile und PhoneGap zum Einsatz. Das Buch beschaftigt sich daruber hinaus mit wichtigen strategischen Fragen: Reicht es, eine Website aufs Smartphone zu bringen oder muss eine eigene mobile Website her? Brauchen wir eine Web-App oder soll auf native Features der Mobilgerate zugegriffen werden? Wieso sieht dieses Buch so anders aus? Wir glauben, dass Sie Besseres verdient haben, als sich im Alleingang durch neuen Stoff zu kampfen. Anstatt Sie mit langlichen Bleiwustentexten langsam in den Schlaf zu wiegen, haben wir ein visuell und inhaltlich abwechslungsreiches Buch zusammenge-stellt, in das die neuesten Erkenntnisse der Kognitionswissenschaft und der Lerntheorie eingeflossen sind. Wir wissen namlich, wie Ihr Gehirn arbeitet.

Mobile web usage is exploding. Soon, more web browsing will take place on phones and tablets than PCs. Your business needs a mobile strategy, but where do you start? Head First Mobile Web shows how to use the web tech- nology you’re already familiar with to make sites and apps that work on any device of any size. Put your JavaScript, CSS media query, and HTML5 skills to work, and then optimize your site to perform its best in the demanding mobile market. Along the way, you’ll discover how to adapt your business strategy to target specific devices. Navigate the increasingly complex mobile landscape Take both technical and strategic approaches to mobile web design Use the latest development techniques—including Responsive Web Design and server-side device detection with WURFL Learn quickly through images, puzzles, stories, and quizzes We think your time is too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Mobile Web uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.