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Training: "Mobile HTML5"

Track: Training / Time: Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00 / Location: Rutherford Room

With iOS 6, Chrome, and IE10 we can now push the limits of HTML5. Lots of APIs and features are out there. However, not everything is similar to desktop. This session will give you an overview of what you need to know, current status of HTML5 platforms including labs testing on your own phone.

The tutorial will include labs that can be executed directly on mobile phones easily based on an online coding tool. Labs will include:

  • Progressive Enhancement and feature detection
  • Examples of UI frameworks
  • Icons and webapp definitions
  • Viewport and managing high resolution screens
  • Hardware APIs
  • Storage APIs and limits
  • Touch, pointer and gesture events
  • Best Practices

Maximiliano Firtman, Adobe Community Professional

Maximiliano Firtman

Biography: Maximiliano Firtman

Max Firtman is a mobile+web developer, trainer, speaker and writer. He is Adobe Community Champion and founder of ITMaster Professional Training. He wrote many books, including "Programming the Mobile Web" and "jQuery Mobile: Up and Running" published by O'Reilly Media.

He has a blog about mobile web development at www.mobilexweb.com and he maintains the website www.mobilehtml5.org.

He is a frequent speaker at conferences, including QCon, OSCON, Breaking Development, Velocity Conference, Fluent, Google Developer Day, Nokia Developer Days, Campus Party Europe and many other events around the world.

He has received different recognitions, including Nokia Developer Champion yearly since 2006; Adobe Community Professional since 2011, and a Google recognition for being one of the most innovative mobile developers.

Twitter: @firt