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Creating an Intelligent Agent with ColdFusion
Nov 20, 2001
Learn here how to leverage ColdFusion to create intelligent agents. Eben Hewitt walks you through the process of creating an application that retrieves headlines from an external Web site and then processes them for display on your own site.
Creating Custom Apple Watch Complications, Part 1
Sep 10, 2015
Wei-Meng Lee, author of Learning WatchKit Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Apple Watch Applications, continues his exploration of what's new for developers in watchOS 2. This time, he shows how to create complications for the watch faces on the Apple Watch.
Creating Custom Apple Watch Complications, Part 2
Sep 21, 2015
Wei-Meng Lee, author of Learning WatchKit Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Apple Watch Applications, continues his discussion of watch complications and how you can implement Time Travel to display past and future events on the Apple Watch.
Creating Mobile Applications for Firefox OS
Mar 4, 2013
James L. Williams, author of Learning HTML5 Game Programming: A Hands-on Guide to Building Online Games Using Canvas, SVG, and WebGL, shows how to create apps for the Firefox OS platform and how to create a sample application.
Designing Mobile Interfaces
Nov 10, 2010
David Chisnall discusses how to avoid the pitfalls of moving desktop user interfaces to mobile devices.
Developing a Selfie Remote-Control App in iOS Using Bluetooth Low Energy
Dec 30, 2014
Wei-Meng Lee speeds through the easy setup of a remote-control app employing Bluetooth LEs on Apple's iOS. Using an inexpensive TI SensorTag for remote control, you can prompt your gadget remotely to perform a variety of tasks. Here, you'll learn how to set up your device and system to take 'selfie' photographs, even when you're nowhere near your iPhone.
Developing Second Screen Apps for Google TV
Feb 19, 2013
Carmen Delessio shows you how to develop second screen apps for Google TV, including how to fling a URL, how to send KeyEvents to the TV, and how to send mouse events to the TV.
Displaying Alerts in iOS 8
Nov 17, 2014
With every new release, Apple's operating system grows more powerful and a better fit for all its applicable devices. But changes in the OS mean extra work for software developers, who must ensure that their legacy programs still run and that new products fit the new version. Wei-Meng Lee describes the new UIAlertController class in iOS 8 and how it can improve your program's ability to display messages and get input from users.
Embedded Programming with Android: Using U-Boot to Boot the Goldfish Kernel
Sep 1, 2015
In this chapter from Embedded Programming with Android: Bringing Up an Android System from Scratch, Roger Ye shows you how to build a goldfish Linux kernel and then how to boot Android from NOR flash and NAND flash using U-Boot and this kernel.
Enough About Swift Closures to Choke a Horse
Jul 8, 2014
Explore the expressive flexibility of the Swift language. These variations transform a simple comparison into a wealth of Swift syntax examples for you to explore.
Erica Sadun's Roadmap to Mac/iOS Development
Mar 7, 2013
There is a lot to learn if you want to become a Mac and iOS developer. Fear not, however, because bestselling author and developer Erica Sadun has developed this handy guide for getting you started with the best course of action and resources available.
Exploring Xcode's Interface Builder
Feb 29, 2012
John Ray introduces you to Interface Builder: the remarkable user interface editor integrated into Xcode. Interface Builder provides a visual approach to application interface design that is fun, intuitive, and deceptively powerful.
First Sketches of an App: Planning the Design of a Mobile Application
Apr 23, 2014
In this chapter you’ll find a general strategic outlay for planning the design of a mobile application. Using the steps and techniques presented, you’ll be prepared for the different phases a design evolves through during its infancy, before a programmer writes the first lines of code.
Five Interaction Design Tips for Your Mobile App
Apr 24, 2014
Apps for mobile platforms might seem simple, but they're far from it. Programs that run on smartphones and tablets have their own style and rules, which are far different from the protocols and techniques established on their desktop computer ancestors. Cameron Banga and Josh Weinhold share five tips for perfecting your app designs in ways that will help you meet or exceed your users' expectations.
Five Keys to Building a Blockbuster App
Sep 28, 2011
Jeff Hughes has discovered five key things that all blockbuster apps have in common. Discussing each key to success in detail, Jeff shows you why following his advice for your app will increase the likelihood of success.
Five Tips for Getting Your App Reviewed Faster
Jun 3, 2011
If you're new to submitting apps to Apple's App Store for approval, you may be surprised by what can trip you up in the review process. Jeffrey Hughes provides some handy tips to help speed up your app reviews.
Five Ways to Get Your App Noticed on the Android Market
Feb 11, 2011
Jeffrey Hughes presents fundamental ideas that will help you determine — before you start coding — if you might have a winning Android app.
Five Ways to Get Your App Reviewed
Feb 3, 2011
Jeff Hughes has five good ideas to get your app reviewed.
Five Ways to Keep Your App Customers Engaged
Dec 28, 2011
Jeffrey Hughes tells you how you need to take other steps to keep your sales moving along and give your customers a reason to keep using and recommend your app to others.
Flash and CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
Jul 30, 2001
Flash is a powerful tool for the Web, but just like all things, it has its limitations. This is where we need to lean on other applications to help us out. When you are done reading this article, you will be able to create a simple form in Flash that ...

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