Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Adobe AIR for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide






Adobe® AIR™ for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide
by Adobe Development Team; Mike Chambers; Daniel Dura; Kevin Hoyt; Dragos Georgita

Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: April 16, 2008
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-596-51837-0
Pages: 204
Overview


This book is the official guide to Adobe ® AIR[TM], written by
members of the AIR team. With Adobe AIR, web developers can use
technologies like HTML and JavaScript to build and deploy web
applications to the desktop. Packed with examples, this book
explains how AIR works and features recipes for performing common
runtime tasks.



Part of the Adobe Developer Library, this concise pocket guide
explains:

  • What Adobe AIR is, and the problems this runtime aims to
    solve

  • How to set up your development environment

  • The HTML and JavaScript environments within AIR

  • How to create your first AIR application using HTML and
    JavaScript

  • Ways to perform an array of common tasks with this runtime


Also included is a guide to AIR packages, classes, and command line
tools. Once you understand the basics of building HTML- and
JavaScript-based AIR applications, this book makes an ideal
reference for tackling specific problems. It offers a quick
introduction to a significant new development technology, which
lets you combine the reach and ease of the Web with the power of
the desktop.








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