By Michael J. Mangino
First Edition
July 2008
(est.)
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Pages: 200
ISBN 10: 1-934356-12-3 |
ISBN 13: 9781934356128
With more than 60 million users, Facebook provides a captive audience for developers. More than 12,000 Facebook applications have been launched so far: Is yours next? It could be, with this book. You'll see how to develop Facebook Platform applications quickly, using the popular Ruby on Rails framework. You'll learn to use Facebook technologies such as FBML and FQL, and you'll see how to leverage Rails and the Facebook Platform to make your application a success.
Full Description
You'll do more than just study the Facebook API-you'll get practical tips from an experienced Facebook developer. We'll cover advanced techniques such as AJAX and asynchronous messaging, and you'll see how to slash development time with facebooker, the leading Ruby library for Facebook Platform development.
Together, we'll build Karate Poke, a real Facebook Platform application, from configuration to deployment. You'll get deep into Facebook requests right off the bat. From there, you'll build the core of Karate Poke and then get a detailed look at the Facebook canvas and social features. We'll finish by looking at advanced features and tips for handling millions of users.
Developing for the Facebook Platform can seem like a different world at first. Facebook Platform Development with Rails is your tour guide.
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