Electron: From Beginner to Pro

Learn to Build Cross Platform Desktop Applications using Github's Electron

Nonfiction, Computers, Internet, Web Development, General Computing, Programming
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Author: Chris Griffith, Leif Wells ISBN: 9781484228265
Publisher: Apress Publication: November 22, 2017
Imprint: Apress Language: English
Author: Chris Griffith, Leif Wells
ISBN: 9781484228265
Publisher: Apress
Publication: November 22, 2017
Imprint: Apress
Language: English

Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful development platform for creating web applications that break free from the browser.

Electron: From Beginner to Pro guides you through the capabilities that you have available to create desktop applications. Learn to use features like file system access, create native menus, OS-specific dialogs and more. The authors will show you how to package your application for distribution for multiple platforms and enable auto-updating.

What You Will Learn

  • Leverage your knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript

  • Use current web applications for the desktop

  • Create and use Electron’s main process and render process to create effective desktop applications

  • Communicate between processes and between windows

  • Build desktop applications that can be updated and distributed

Who This Book Is For

Web developers looking to leverage their HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills to create desktop widgets and applications. 

Developers wanting to leverage existing a Web application to extend functionality with a desktop application.

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Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful development platform for creating web applications that break free from the browser.

Electron: From Beginner to Pro guides you through the capabilities that you have available to create desktop applications. Learn to use features like file system access, create native menus, OS-specific dialogs and more. The authors will show you how to package your application for distribution for multiple platforms and enable auto-updating.

What You Will Learn

Who This Book Is For

Web developers looking to leverage their HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills to create desktop widgets and applications. 

Developers wanting to leverage existing a Web application to extend functionality with a desktop application.

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