Building Facebook Applications with HTML and JavaScript

MP4 | AVC 331kbps | English | 960x540 | 15fps | 3 hours | AAC stereo 96kbps | 551 MB

Genre: Video Training

Facebook application development is one of the most lucrative and fast-paced niches of the programming world. This course introduces developers and designers who are already familiar with HTML and JavaScript to Facebook app development. Author Ray Villalobos reviews the different types of Facebook apps and tours the Facebook Developer site, reviewing the requirements to be an apps developer. At the end of the course, Ray shows how to create a complete app, from building the initial containers and pages to adding social plug-ins and game controls.

Topics include:

Working with the Facebook API

Creating a container for an app

Creating the basic app page

Loading up the JavaScript SDK and initializing Facebook

Checking for registered users

Adding JSON data feeds

Adding social plug-ins

Creating feedback with the Feed, Message, and Request dialogs

Creating achievements for the app

Debugging the app

Introduction 2m 41s

Welcome 46s

Using the exercise files 1m 55s

1. Understanding App Development 8m 35s

Introducing Facebook applications 3m 10s

Understanding the social graph 2m 32s

Working with the Facebook APIs 2m 53s

2. Creating a Basic App 20m 3s

Installing the Facebook Developer App 1m 57s

Creating a container for your application 4m 42s

Getting and setting up a web host 4m 33s

Creating a basic app page 8m 51s

3. Registering Users with the JavaScript API33m 51s

Loading up the JavaScript SDK and initializing Facebook 7m 14s

Checking for registered users 7m 21s

Using the OAuth dialog 8m 31s

Exploring Canvas app authorization and data output 10m 45s

4. Adding JSON Data Feeds 46m 17s

Introducing JSON 2m 17s

Creating Open Graph data with the Graph API Explorer 7m 11s

Creating the app's shell 5m 47s

Adding a JSON video feed with YouTube APIs 15m 6s

Debugging cross-browser security issues 4m 44s

Installing the WordPress JSON plug-in 4m 2s

Adding a JSON post feed onto a page 7m 10s

5. Adding Social Plug-Ins to Your Application 12m 30s

Introducing social plug-ins in your app 5m 46s

Adding the Facepile and Comments social plug-ins 3m 31s

Creating a live event chat 3m 13s

6. Creating Feedback with Dialogs 13m 22s

Posting to a user's timeline with the Feed dialog 4m 56s

Sending a message to a friend 3m 14s

Sending invitations with the Request dialog 5m 12s

7. Creating Achievements with the Gaming API 42m 28s

Creating achievements 6m 8s

Debugging with the Debugger 2m 59s

Getting an app token with JavaScript and PHP 7m 3s

Registering an achievement 4m 15s

Showing available achievements on your page 11m 5s

Assigning and displaying achievements 10m 58s

Conclusion 1m 5s

Next steps 1m 5s