Manage the application life cycle
Build the user interface (UI) by using
HTML5
Format the user interface by using
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Code by using JavaScript
Manage the application life cycle
Understand the platform fundamentals
Packaging and the runtime environment:
app package, app container, credentials/permission sets, host process, leverage
existing HTML5 skills and content for slate/tablet applications
Manage the state of an application
Manage session state, app state, and
persist state information; understand states of an application; understand the
differences between local and session storage
Debug and test an HTML5-based, touch-enabled application
Touch gestures; understand which gestures
you test on a device
Build the user interface (UI) by using HTML5
Choose and configure HTML5 tags to display text content
Choose and configure HTML5 tags to display graphics
When, why, and how to use Canvas;
when, why, and how to use scalable vector graphics (SVG)
Choose and configure HTML5 tags to play media
Video and audio tags
Choose and configure HTML5 tags to organize content and
forms
Tables, lists, sections; semantic HTML
Choose and configure HTML5 tags for input and validation
Format the user interface by using Cascading Style
Sheets (CSS)
Understand the core CSS concepts
Separate presentation from content
(create content with HTML and style content with CSS); manage content flow
(inline versus block flow); manage positioning of individual elements( float
versus absolute positioning); manage content overflow (scrolling, visible, and
hidden); basic CSS styling
Arrange UI content by using CSS
Use flexible box and grid layouts to
establish content alignment, direction, and orientation; proportional scaling
and use of "free scale" for elements within a flexible box or grid;
order and arrange content; concepts for using flex box for simple layouts and
grid for complex layouts; grid content properties for rows and columns; use
application templates
Manage the flow of text content by using CSS
Regions and using regions to flow text
content between multiple sections (content source, content container, dynamic
flow, flow-into, flow-from, msRegionUpdate, msRegionOverflow,
msGetRegionContent); columns and hyphenation and using these CSS settings to
optimize the readability of text; use "positioned floats" to create
text flow around a floating object
Manage the graphical interface by using CSS
Graphics effects (rounded corners,
shadows, transparency, background gradients, typography, and Web Open Font
Format); two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) transformations
(translate, scale, rotate, skew, and 3-D perspective transitions and
animations); SVG filter effects; Canvas
Code by using JavaScript
Manage and maintain JavaScript
Create and use functions; jQuery and
other third-party libraries
Update the UI by using JavaScript
Locate/access elements; listen and
respond to events; show and hide elements; update the content of elements; add
elements
Code animations by using JavaScript
Use animation; manipulate the canvas;
work with images, shapes, and other graphics
Access data access by using JavaScript
Send and receive data; transmit complex objects and parsing; load
and save files; App Cache; datatypes; forms; cookies; localStorage
Respond to the touch interface
Gestures, how to capture and respond to gestures
Code additional HTML5 APIs
GeoLocation, Web Workers, WebSocket; File API
Access device and operating system resources
In- memory resources, such as contact lists and calendar; hardware
capabilities, such as GPS, accelerometer, and camera