HTML 5 for .Net Developers

A shift is underway for Microsoft developers—to build web applications you’ll need to integrate HTML5 features like Canvas-based graphics and the new JavaScript-driven APIs with familiar technologies like ASP.NET MVC and WCF. This book is designed for you. HTML for .NET Developers teaches you how to blend HTML5 with your current .NET tools and practices. You’ll start with a quick overview of the new HTML5 features and the semantic markup model. Then, you’ll systematically work through the JavaScript APIs as you learn to build single page web apps that look and work like desktop apps. Along the way, you’ll get tips and learn techniques that will prepare you to build “metro-style” applications for Windows 8 and WP 8.What’s Inside

• HTML5 from a .NET perspective
• Local storage, threading, and WebSockets
• Using JSON-enabled web services
• WCF services for HTML5
• How to build single page web apps

This `is book assumes you’re familiar with HTML, and concentrates on the intersection between new HTML5 features and Microsoft-specific technologies.