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Steve Krug distills his years of on-the-job experience into a practical primer on the do's and don'ts of good Web design. The second edition of this classic adds three new chapters that explain why people really leave Web sites, how to make sites usable and accessible, and the art of surviving executive design whims, plus a new preface and updated recommended reading.

Build modern, fast, and progressive web applications using modern features of PHP 7 and TypeScript Key Features Explore the latest features of Angular and Laravel to build applications that are powerful, consistent, and maintainable Develop modern user interfaces with a reusable component-based architecture using Angular 6 and Bootstrap 4 Learn how to build secure backend APIs with Laravel Book Description Angular, considered as one of the most popular and powerful frontend frameworks, has undergone a major overhaul to embrace emerging web technologies so that developers can build cutting-edge web applications. This book gives you practical knowledge of building modern full-stack web apps from scratch using Angular with a Laravel Restful back end. The book begins with a thorough introduction to Laravel and Angular and its core concepts like custom errors messages, components, routers, and Angular-cli, with each concept being explained first, and then put into practice in the case-study project. With the basics covered, you will learn how sophisticated UI features can be added using NgBootstrao and a component-based architecture. You will learn to extend and customize variables from Bootstrap CSS framework. You will learn how to create secure web application with Angular and Laravel using token based authentication. Finally, you will learn all about progressive web applications and build and deploy a complete fullstack application using Docker and Docker-compose. By the end of this book, you'll gain a solid understanding of Angular 6 and how it interacts with a Laravel 5.x backend What you will learn Explore the core features of Angular 6 to create sophisticated user interfaces Use Laravel 5 to its full extent to create a versatile backend layer based on RESTful APIs Configure a web application in order to accept user-defined data and persist it into the database using server-side APIs Build an off-line-first application using service-worker and manifest file Deal with token based authentication on single page application (SPA). Secure your application against threats and vulnerabilities in a time efficient way Deploy using Docker and Docker-compose Who this book is for This book targets developers who are new to Angular, Laravel, or both, and are seeking a practical, best-practice approach to development with these technologies. They must have some knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Familiarity of PHP is assumed to get the most from this book.

Leverage the full potential of the web to make your web sites better than native applications for every platform. Key Features Explore different models and patterns required to develop progressive web applications Create applications requiring shorter runtime for attracting more users Study different projects to understand the fundamentals of progressive web applications Book Description Are you a developer that wants to create truly cross-platform user experiences with a minimal footprint, free of store restrictions and features customers want? Then you need to get to grips with Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), a perfect amalgamation of web and mobile applications with a blazing-fast response time. Progressive Web Application Development by Example helps you explore concepts of the PWA development by enabling you to develop three projects, starting with a 2048 game. In this game, you will review parts of a web manifest file and understand how a browser uses properties to define the home screen experience. You will then move on to learning how to develop and use a podcast client and be introduced to service workers. The application will demonstrate how service workers are registered and updated. In addition to this, you will review a caching API so that you have a firm understanding of how to use the cache within a service worker, and you'll discover core caching strategies and how to code them within a service worker. Finally, you will study how to build a tickets application, wherein you'll apply advanced service worker techniques, such as cache invalidation. Also, you'll learn about tools you can use to validate your applications and scaffold them for quality and consistency. By the end of the book, you will have walked through browser developer tools, node modules, and online tools for creating high-quality PWAs. What you will learn Explore the core principles of PWAs Study the three main technical requirements of PWAs Discover enhancing requirements to make PWAs transcend native apps and traditional websites Create and install PWAs on common websites with a given HTTPS as the core requirement Get acquainted with the service worker life cycle Define service worker caching patterns Apply caching strategies to three different website scenarios Implement best practices for web performance Who this book is for Progressive Web Application Development by Example is for you if you're a web developer or front-end designer who wants to ensure improved user experiences. If you are an application developer with knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, this book will help you enhance your skills in order to develop progressive web applications, the future of app development.

A step by step guide for beginners to create interactive and dynamic websites from scratch. Key Features A fun-filled book with incrementing projects that would help you learn and adapt the fundamentals of web development Bring your web design to life with the help of HTML, CSS, JQuery, and learn to kick-start your future projects with Bootstrap Explore popular web development techniques such as responsive, adaptive, and material design and initiate yourself with Vue.js Book Description Web design is the process of creating websites. It encompasses several different aspects, including webpage layout, content production, and graphic design. This book offers you everything you need to know to build your websites. The book starts off by explaining the importance of web design and the basic design components used in website development. It'll show you insider tips to work quickly and efficiently with web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, concluding with a project on creating a static site with good layout. Once you've got that locked down, we'll get our hands dirty by diving straight into learning JavaScript and JQuery, ending with a project on creating dynamic content for your website. After getting our basic website up and running with the dynamic functionalities you'll move on to building your own responsive websites using more advanced techniques such as Bootstrap. Later you will learn smart ways to add dynamic content, and modern UI techniques such as Adaptive UI and Material Design. This will help you understand important concepts such as server-side rendering and UI components. Finally we take a look at various developer tools to ease your web development process. What you will learn Understand the importance of web design and the basic design components Learn HTML5 and CSS3 Difference between adaptive and responsive web design Learn how to create your first website Add interaction and dynamic content to your website with JavaScript and JQuery Implement Bootstrap Framework in your project Get familiar with server-side rendering Who this book is for This book is for anyone who wants to learn about web development regardless of previous experience. It's perfect for complete beginners with zero experience; it's also great for anyone who does have some experience in a few technologies (such as HTML and CSS) but not all of them.