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'''AppStudio Training'''
== Web Apps for Mobile Devices - BASIC ==


Course length: 4 days
These are the notes for our course. It assumes the trainees have some programming background. You can follow through the course notes and lab sessions on your own: if you would like on site training please contact us for details.


1. Opening remarks
The notes here can be used for self study or to conduct a course. It can be taught in as little as 4 long days (one day per section), or through a term.


:History of NS BASIC and AppStudio
You should have AppStudio installed on your desktop (Windows or Mac) and an iOS or Android device. You can download AppStudio [https://www.nsbasic.com/app/downloads/ here].


:Preview of next 4 days
The lab session apps, as well as their solutions, are installed with AppStudio, in Samples Folder 6.
= Section 1: The IDE and the Language =


:Let me know if…
'''1. [[Opening remarks]]'''
# History of NSB Corporation and AppStudio
# Preview of next 4 days
# Let me know if…
# Questions


2. Hello World - Demonstration
'''2. [[Hello World - Demonstration]]'''
:Load sample and run it
# Load sample and run it
3. Tour of the IDE
:File Menus
:Design Screen
:ToolBox
:Project Explorer
:Properties Window
:Code Window
:Wiki


4. Lab Session 1: Hello World
'''3. [[Tour of the IDE]]'''
:Joint step by step with entire class
# File Menus
# Design Screen
# ToolBox
# Project Explorer
# Properties Window
# Code Window
# Wiki
# Questions


5. Frameworks
'''4. [[Lab Session: Hello World]]'''
:jQuery Mobile
# Joint step by step with entire class
:qWidgets
:iWebKit
:Others


6. Some Controls in depth
'''5. [[Frameworks]]'''
:Label
# jQuery Mobile
:Button
# jqWidgets
:TextBox
# Others
:HeaderBar
:List
:Form


7. Lab Session 2: Create an app with some Controls. The app will be built on in subsequent labs.
'''6. [[Some Controls in depth]]'''
# Label
# Button
# TextBox
# Sizing and positioning
# HeaderBar
# List
# Form


8. Fundamentals of BASIC
'''7. [[Lab Session: Create an app with some Controls]].'''
:Variables
The app will be built on in subsequent labs.
:Control structures
:Importing VB code
:A few interesting statements


9. Chrome Debugger
'''8. [[Fundamentals of BASIC]]'''
:Sources Tab
# Variables
:Console Tab
# Control structures
# Importing VB code
# A few interesting statements
# Questions


10. Lab Session 3: Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements.  
'''9. [[Using the Chrome Debugger|Chrome Debugger]]'''
# Sources Tab
# Console Tab


11. Web Services
'''10. [[Lab Session: Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements]].'''
:Introduction
:AJAX
:Asynchronous Calls
:JSON
:JSONP
:XML


12. Lab Session 4: Pull in some data from a Weather site and display the data in an app.
<div class="page-break"></div>


13. MultiMedia and Social Media
= Section 2: Web Services and Device Features =
:PictureBox: images, text and sprites
:Multimedia: Audio and Video
:Social media: Twitter and Facebook


14. Lab Session 5: Add Twitter feed to the app.
''' 11. [[Web Services Fundamentals]]'''
# Introduction
# CORS and Same Origin Policy
# AJAX


15. Saving Data: SQLite and localStorage
''' 12. [[Data Formats]]'''
:Chrome Debugger Resources tab
# JSON
# JSONP
# XML


16. Lab Session 5: Saving data
'''13. [[Asynchronous Calls]]'''


17. Mobile Device Features
'''14. [[Lab Session: Weather Data]]'''
:Camera
Pull in some data from a Weather site and display the data in an app.
:Emoji
:Compass
:Geolocation
:Accelerometer


18. Lab Session 6: Play with Features
'''15. [[Mobile Device Features 1]]'''
# Camera
# Emoji
# Orientation


19. avaScript, HTML, CSS
'''16. [[Lab Session: Device features]]'''
:What’s behind the scenes?


20. iOS and Android
'''17. [[Mobile Device Features 2]]'''
:Quirks, things to know
# Compass
:Dealing with different screensizes
# Geolocation
# Accelerometer


21. Deploying
'''18. [[Lab Session: Play with Features]]'''
:Differences between Demo and AppStudioEDU
 
:Servers
<div class="page-break"></div>
:PHP
= Section 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data =
:Website vs hybrid
 
:PhoneGap
'''19. [[LocalStorage made Simple|Saving Data: LocalStorage]]'''
:Chrome Packaged Apps
# LocalStorage
# Sample Program
# Chrome Debugger Resources tab
 
'''20. [[Lab Session: Saving data to localStorage]]'''
'''21. [[SQLite made Simple|Saving Data: SQLite]]'''
# SQLite Overview
# Asynchronous Results
# Sample Program
 
'''22. [[Lab Session: Saving data into SQLite]]'''
 
'''23. [[MultiMedia]]'''
# PictureBox: Drawing, text, images, sprites
# Multimedia: Audio and Video
# HTMLView
 
'''24. [[Lab Session: Multimedia]]'''
 
'''25. [[Social Media]]'''
# Twitter
# Facebook
# PayPal
 
'''26. [[Lab Session: Add Twitter feed to the app]].'''
 
<div class="page-break"></div>
 
= Section 4: JavaScript, Device Quirks and Deploying =
 
'''27. [[JavaScript, HTML, CSS]]'''
# What’s behind the scenes?
# JavaScript libraries
 
'''28. [[Lab Session: Use a library]]'''
 
'''29. [[iOS and Android]]'''
# Quirks, things to know
# Dealing with different screensizes
 
'''30. [[Lab Session: Screen size and rotation]]'''
 
'''31. [[Deploying]]'''
# Differences between AppStudio and AppStudioEDU
# Servers
# PHP
# Web Apps vs Hybrid Apps
# VoltBuilder
# Chrome Packaged Apps
 
'''32. Open Lab Session'''
# Complete work if not done
# One on one for those who want some extra

Latest revision as of 14:24, 13 November 2020

Web Apps for Mobile Devices - BASIC

These are the notes for our course. It assumes the trainees have some programming background. You can follow through the course notes and lab sessions on your own: if you would like on site training please contact us for details.

The notes here can be used for self study or to conduct a course. It can be taught in as little as 4 long days (one day per section), or through a term.

You should have AppStudio installed on your desktop (Windows or Mac) and an iOS or Android device. You can download AppStudio here.

The lab session apps, as well as their solutions, are installed with AppStudio, in Samples Folder 6.

Section 1: The IDE and the Language

1. Opening remarks

  1. History of NSB Corporation and AppStudio
  2. Preview of next 4 days
  3. Let me know if…
  4. Questions

2. Hello World - Demonstration

  1. Load sample and run it

3. Tour of the IDE

  1. File Menus
  2. Design Screen
  3. ToolBox
  4. Project Explorer
  5. Properties Window
  6. Code Window
  7. Wiki
  8. Questions

4. Lab Session: Hello World

  1. Joint step by step with entire class

5. Frameworks

  1. jQuery Mobile
  2. jqWidgets
  3. Others

6. Some Controls in depth

  1. Label
  2. Button
  3. TextBox
  4. Sizing and positioning
  5. HeaderBar
  6. List
  7. Form

7. Lab Session: Create an app with some Controls. The app will be built on in subsequent labs.

8. Fundamentals of BASIC

  1. Variables
  2. Control structures
  3. Importing VB code
  4. A few interesting statements
  5. Questions

9. Chrome Debugger

  1. Sources Tab
  2. Console Tab

10. Lab Session: Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements.

Section 2: Web Services and Device Features

11. Web Services Fundamentals

  1. Introduction
  2. CORS and Same Origin Policy
  3. AJAX

12. Data Formats

  1. JSON
  2. JSONP
  3. XML

13. Asynchronous Calls

14. Lab Session: Weather Data Pull in some data from a Weather site and display the data in an app.

15. Mobile Device Features 1

  1. Camera
  2. Emoji
  3. Orientation

16. Lab Session: Device features

17. Mobile Device Features 2

  1. Compass
  2. Geolocation
  3. Accelerometer

18. Lab Session: Play with Features

Section 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data

19. Saving Data: LocalStorage

  1. LocalStorage
  2. Sample Program
  3. Chrome Debugger Resources tab

20. Lab Session: Saving data to localStorage

21. Saving Data: SQLite

  1. SQLite Overview
  2. Asynchronous Results
  3. Sample Program

22. Lab Session: Saving data into SQLite

23. MultiMedia

  1. PictureBox: Drawing, text, images, sprites
  2. Multimedia: Audio and Video
  3. HTMLView

24. Lab Session: Multimedia

25. Social Media

  1. Twitter
  2. Facebook
  3. PayPal

26. Lab Session: Add Twitter feed to the app.

Section 4: JavaScript, Device Quirks and Deploying

27. JavaScript, HTML, CSS

  1. What’s behind the scenes?
  2. JavaScript libraries

28. Lab Session: Use a library

29. iOS and Android

  1. Quirks, things to know
  2. Dealing with different screensizes

30. Lab Session: Screen size and rotation

31. Deploying

  1. Differences between AppStudio and AppStudioEDU
  2. Servers
  3. PHP
  4. Web Apps vs Hybrid Apps
  5. VoltBuilder
  6. Chrome Packaged Apps

32. Open Lab Session

  1. Complete work if not done
  2. One on one for those who want some extra