Rhomobile Beginner's Guide

Step-by-step instructions to build an enterprise mobile web application from scratch

Key Features

• Explore all of Rhomobile's features and products through the creation of a mobile web application
• Step-by-step instructions help you to build an enterprise mobile web application from scratch, through to deployment
• Clear guides for developing applications on iPhone, Blackberry, and other smartphones
• Learn how to use Rhomobile's four products: Rhodes, RhoSync, RhoHub, and RhoGallery

Book Description

What you will learn

• Install Rhomobile products on Windows, Mac and Linux
• Create a basic Rhodes 3 application that interacts with the database
• Fetch data from backend services and display it on your phone
• Create a native User Interface for your chosen smartphone
• Write unit test cases for your application
• Deploy your Rhosync 2.1 application to Rhohub to create a build for your smartphone
• Generate views from the server using Metadata
• Make use of device capabilities such as Push and GPS

Who this book is for

Whether you have prior experience of developing mobile applications or this is your first venture, all newcomers to Rhomobile will be able to quickly develop their own mobile application. This book is accessible for people who are completely new to Ruby, though having prior knowledge of it would be a huge advantage.