| Foundations of Popfly: Rapid Mashup Development Contributor(s): Griffin, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590599519 ISBN-13: 9781590599518 Publisher: Apress OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Mashups are big; everybody and their dog are creating new and interesting ways of combining information on the Web. But if all the talk of APIs and complex code leaves you cold, you'll be pleased to meet Microsoft Popfly. Popfly was created as a tool for designers to build mashups in a visual manner, rapidly, without needing to know any code. By simply dragging out "blocks" that represent services such as Flickr onto your workspace and then drawing connection lines between them, you can create a mashup. It's as easy as that! Get Popfly and Silverlight up and running on your computer, and then learn how to use the Popfly Mashup Creator and Popfly Web Page Creator to share your mashups with the world. Author Eric Griffin will introduce you to Popfly and show you everything you need to start creating your own hybrid web applications. Build mashups visually without the need to know any code. Leverage technologies such as Flickr and Google Maps. Save your creation as a Vista Sidebar Gadget. What you'll learn How to get Popfly and Silverlight up and running on your computer How to use the Popfly Mashup Creator How to combine blocks to create mashups How to create web pages in the Popfly Web Page Creator How to share your mashups with the world How to save your mashups on your Vista desktop Who is this book for? Designers (and developers) who want to quickly and easily create mashups in a visual environment Related Titles Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services Creating Mashups with Adobe Flex and AIR |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Web - Web Programming |
| Dewey: 005.276 |
| LCCN: 2008530964 |
| Series: Books for Professionals by Professionals |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 7.06" W x 9.26" (0.92 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Author Eric Griffin shows you how to mix applications and share your hybrids with the world, using the Popfly Mashup Creator and Popfly Web Page Creator. |