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'''AppStudio Training'''
== Web Apps for Mobile Devices - BASIC ==
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Course length: 4 days


1. Opening remarks
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.


:[[History of NS BASIC and AppStudio]]
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.


:Preview of next 4 days
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].


:Let me know if…
The lab session apps, as well as their solutions, are installed with AppStudio, in Samples Folder 6.
= Section 1: The IDE and the Language =


2. Hello World - Demonstration
'''1. [[Opening remarks]]'''
:Load sample and run it
# History of NSB Corporation and AppStudio
3. Tour of the IDE
# Preview of next 4 days
:File Menus
# Let me know if…
:Design Screen
# Questions
:ToolBox
:Project Explorer
:Properties Window
:Code Window
:Wiki


4. Lab Session 1: Hello World
'''2. [[Hello World - Demonstration]]'''
:Joint step by step with entire class
# Load sample and run it


5. Frameworks
'''3. [[Tour of the IDE]]'''
:jQuery Mobile
# File Menus
:qWidgets
# Design Screen
:iWebKit
# ToolBox
:Others
# Project Explorer
# Properties Window
# Code Window
# Wiki
# Questions


6. Some Controls in depth
'''4. [[Lab Session: Hello World]]'''
:Label
# Joint step by step with entire class
:Button
:TextBox
:HeaderBar
:List
:Form


7. Lab Session 2: Create an app with some Controls. The app will be built on in subsequent labs.
'''5. [[Frameworks]]'''
# jQuery Mobile
# jqWidgets
# Others


8. Fundamentals of BASIC
'''6. [[Some Controls in depth]]'''
:Variables
# Label
:Control structures
# Button
:Importing VB code
# TextBox
:A few interesting statements
# Sizing and positioning
# HeaderBar
# List
# Form


9. Chrome Debugger
'''7. [[Lab Session: Create an app with some Controls]].'''
:Sources Tab
The app will be built on in subsequent labs.
:Console Tab


10. Lab Session 3: Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements.  
'''8. [[Fundamentals of BASIC]]'''
# Variables
# Control structures
# Importing VB code
# A few interesting statements
# Questions


11. Web Services
'''9. [[Using the Chrome Debugger|Chrome Debugger]]'''
:Introduction
# Sources Tab
:AJAX
# Console Tab
:Asynchronous Calls
:JSON
:JSONP
:XML


12. Lab Session 4: Pull in some data from a Weather site and display the data in an app.  
'''10. [[Lab Session: Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements]].'''


13. MultiMedia and Social Media
<div class="page-break"></div>
:PictureBox: images, text and sprites
:Multimedia: Audio and Video
:Social media: Twitter and Facebook


14. Lab Session 5: Add Twitter feed to the app.
= Section 2: Web Services and Device Features =


15. Saving Data: SQLite and localStorage
''' 11. [[Web Services Fundamentals]]'''
:Chrome Debugger Resources tab
# Introduction
# CORS and Same Origin Policy
# AJAX


16. Lab Session 5: Saving data
''' 12. [[Data Formats]]'''
# JSON
# JSONP
# XML


17. Mobile Device Features
'''13. [[Asynchronous Calls]]'''
:Camera
:Emoji
:Compass
:Geolocation
:Accelerometer


18. Lab Session 6: Play with Features
'''14. [[Lab Session: Weather Data]]'''
Pull in some data from a Weather site and display the data in an app.


19. avaScript, HTML, CSS
'''15. [[Mobile Device Features 1]]'''
:What’s behind the scenes?
# Camera
# Emoji
# Orientation


20. iOS and Android
'''16. [[Lab Session: Device features]]'''
:Quirks, things to know
:Dealing with different screensizes


21. Deploying
'''17. [[Mobile Device Features 2]]'''
:Differences between Demo and AppStudioEDU
# Compass
:Servers
# Geolocation
:PHP
# Accelerometer
:Website vs hybrid
 
:PhoneGap
'''18. [[Lab Session: Play with Features]]'''
:Chrome Packaged Apps
 
<div class="page-break"></div>
= Section 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data =
 
'''19. [[LocalStorage made Simple|Saving Data: LocalStorage]]'''
# 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