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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.
 
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].
 
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]]'''
# History of NSB Corporation and AppStudio
# Preview of next 4 days
# Preview of next 4 days
# Let me know if…
# 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
'''3. [[Tour of the IDE]]'''
# File Menus
# File Menus
# Design Screen
# Design Screen
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# Code Window
# Code Window
# Wiki
# Wiki
# Questions
'''4. [[Lab Session: Hello World]]'''
# Joint step by step with entire class
'''5. [[Frameworks]]'''
# jQuery Mobile
# jqWidgets
# Others
'''6. [[Some Controls in depth]]'''
# Label
# Button
# TextBox
# Sizing and positioning
# HeaderBar
# List
# Form
'''7. [[Lab Session: Create an app with some Controls]].'''
The app will be built on in subsequent labs.
'''8. [[Fundamentals of BASIC]]'''
# Variables
# Control structures
# Importing VB code
# A few interesting statements
# Questions
'''9. [[Using the Chrome Debugger|Chrome Debugger]]'''
# Sources Tab
# Console Tab
'''10. [[Lab Session: Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements]].'''
<div class="page-break"></div>
= Section 2: Web Services and Device Features =
''' 11. [[Web Services Fundamentals]]'''
# Introduction
# CORS and Same Origin Policy
# AJAX
''' 12. [[Data Formats]]'''
# JSON
# JSONP
# 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]]'''
# Camera
# Emoji
# Orientation
'''16. [[Lab Session: Device features]]'''


4. Lab Session 1 Hello World
'''17. [[Mobile Device Features 2]]'''
Joint step by step with entire class
# Compass
# Geolocation
# Accelerometer


5. Frameworks
'''18. [[Lab Session: Play with Features]]'''
jQuery Mobile
qWidgets
iWebKit
Others


6. Some Controls in depth
<div class="page-break"></div>
Label
= Section 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data =
Button
TextBox
HeaderBar
List
Form


7. Lab Session 2 Create an app with some Controls. The app will be built on in subsequent labs.
'''19. [[LocalStorage made Simple|Saving Data: LocalStorage]]'''
# LocalStorage
# Sample Program
# Chrome Debugger Resources tab


8. Fundamentals of BASIC
'''20. [[Lab Session: Saving data to localStorage]]'''
Variables
Control structures
'''21. [[SQLite made Simple|Saving Data: SQLite]]'''
Importing VB code
# SQLite Overview
A few interesting statements
# Asynchronous Results
# Sample Program


9. Chrome Debugger
'''22. [[Lab Session: Saving data into SQLite]]'''
Sources Tab
Console Tab


10. Lab Session 3 Fix a program with syntax errors and make some enhancements.
'''23. [[MultiMedia]]'''
# PictureBox: Drawing, text, images, sprites
# Multimedia: Audio and Video
# HTMLView


11. Web Services
'''24. [[Lab Session: Multimedia]]'''
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.  
'''25. [[Social Media]]'''
# Twitter
# Facebook
# PayPal


13. MultiMedia and Social Media
'''26. [[Lab Session: Add Twitter feed to the app]].'''
PictureBox images, text and sprites
Multimedia Audio and Video
Social media Twitter and Facebook


14. Lab Session 5 Add Twitter feed to the app.
<div class="page-break"></div>


15. Saving Data SQLite and localStorage
= Section 4: JavaScript, Device Quirks and Deploying =
Chrome Debugger Resources tab


16. Lab Session 5 Saving data
'''27. [[JavaScript, HTML, CSS]]'''
# What’s behind the scenes?
# JavaScript libraries


17. Mobile Device Features
'''28. [[Lab Session: Use a library]]'''
Camera
Emoji
Compass
Geolocation
Accelerometer


18. Lab Session 6 Play with Features
'''29. [[iOS and Android]]'''
# Quirks, things to know
# Dealing with different screensizes


19. avaScript, HTML, CSS
'''30. [[Lab Session: Screen size and rotation]]'''
What’s behind the scenes?


20. iOS and Android
'''31. [[Deploying]]'''
Quirks, things to know
# Differences between AppStudio and AppStudioEDU
Dealing with different screensizes
# Servers
# PHP
# Web Apps vs Hybrid Apps
# VoltBuilder
# Chrome Packaged Apps


21. Deploying
'''32. Open Lab Session'''
Differences between Demo and AppStudioEDU
# Complete work if not done
Servers
# One on one for those who want some extra
PHP
Website vs hybrid
PhoneGap
Chrome Packaged Apps

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