My Books

Programming the Mobile Web, is a book published in 2010 and jQuery Mobile: Up and Running, is a book to be published in 2011 (currently available as Early Release). Both books are published by O’Reilly Media, written by Maximiliano Firtman.

jQuery Mobile: Up and Running

Currently available in Early Access, the book is estimated to have 250 pages covering 1.0 version of the popular jQuery Mobile framework.

With this digital Early Release edition of jQuery Mobile: Up and Running, you get the entire book bundle in its earliest form – the author’s raw and unedited content – so you can take advantage of this content long before the book’s official release. You’ll also receive updates when significant changes are made, as well as the final ebook version. This introductory tutorial shows you how to use the jQuery Mobile library to build websites and apps for touch devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry. Learn the best way to apply this library’s many interface components through a series of hands-on exercises. By the end of the book, you’ll have built a complete working mobile application for multiple smartphone and tablet platforms using Web 2.0 APIs and semantic HTML5 code ready for app store distribution.

Order Early Release version online at O’Reilly (ebook version -many formats-)

Preorder printed book at Amazon

Programming the Mobile Web

During 512 pages, you will

  • Programming the Mobile Web, the bookLearn how to use your existing skills to move into mobile web development
  • Discover the new possibilities of mobile web development, and understand its limitations
  • Get detailed coverage of how JavaScript and Ajax are used in the mobile environment to create effective user interfaces
  • Learn about mobile technologies such as HTML5, SMS, and WAP
  • Understand variations of platforms such as Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Palm OS, Java ME, and iPhone OS
  • Learn how widget building and progressive enhancement support platform-specific functionality

Order online at O’Reilly (printed / ebook version -many formats-)

Order at Amazon

Order at Kindle Store

Order it at iBookstore for your iPad and iPhone (US only)

Order it at Google ebookstore (US only)

Shipped to every major bookstore worldwide.

Official translations to italian, french and turkish. See this website for more information

Table of Contents

  1. The Mobile Jungle
  2. Mobile Browsing
  3. Architecture & Design
  4. Setting Up Environments
  5. Markups & Standards
  6. Coding the Markup
  7. CSS for Mobile Browsers
  8. JavaScript Mobile
  9. AJAX, HTML 5 and RIA
  10. Server-Side Detection & Delivery
  11. Geolocation & Maps
  12. Mobile Widgets & webapps
  13. Testing, Debugging & Performance
  14. Distribution & Social Web 2.0

Share

  1. #1 written by Kim April 14th, 2011 at 04:33

    Hello
    I am a beginner to learn how to make mobile website. I surfed the web and found your site.
    But I can’t buy your book in my country. What should I do?
    Thank you

    RE Q

  2. #2 written by firt April 14th, 2011 at 17:51

    Hi Kim! I don’t know where do you live, but you can always get the ebook version.

    RE Q

  3. #3 written by AK August 18th, 2011 at 16:10

    Any chance of getting this published in Kindle format? Looks interesting.

    RE Q

  4. #4 written by firt August 18th, 2011 at 16:40

    AK, the books are in Kindle format in the O’Reilly ebook store (both boos) or in the Kindle Store (for Programming the mobile web)

    RE Q

  5. #5 written by Vinay November 10th, 2011 at 09:18

    Hello Maximiliano Firtman,
    Looks like an Interesting book. I am very new to Web app Development. Will this book be helpful for me. I have very basic knowledge about Ajax,HTML and JS. Adrian Kosmaczewski recommended this book to me @ Mobile Developer Summit, Bangalore (India).

    RE Q

  6. #6 written by Pavel November 21st, 2011 at 22:48

    Read this book twice since i bought it last year as a complete noob to mobile webdeveloping, and still working with it. made my days much much much easier. really great job!!!

    RE Q

  7. #7 written by jorge December 16th, 2011 at 15:59

    me gustaría comprar un libro de jquery o de ajax echo por en español, vivo en Chile, hay alguien que los distribuya acá?

    RE Q

  8. #8 written by firt December 16th, 2011 at 16:08

    RE Q


SetPageWidth