Programming WebRTC

Preparing a Basic Peer-to-Peer Interface

Let’s begin with a basic process for building something new for the web: establishing a workable UI concept, structuring it in semantic HTML, and styling the HTML with just enough CSS to make it responsive across the full range of web-enabled devices. That will pave the way for much more graceful and efficient work with JavaScript for stitching the app together.

The UI work here is going to be pretty precise, probably way more than what you’ve come to expect from books on specialized topics in web development. The advantage to engaging at least some front-end design in your development work is that when you’re selling some new API or idea to someone—a team lead, a manager, a client—you have something ...