Developing Facebook Platform Applications with Rails
About this Book
Developing Facebook Platform Applications with Rails leads you through the steps necessary to build your first application. You抣l get hands-on experience with Facebook technologies such as FBML and FQL, and master messaging and news feeds.
You抣l do more than just study the Facebook API梱ou抣l get practical tips from an experienced Facebook developer. We抣l cover advanced techniques such as AJAX and asynchronous messaging, and you抣l see how to slash development time with facebooker, the leading Ruby library for Facebook Platform development.
Together, we抣l build Karate Poke, a real Facebook Platform application, from configuration to deployment. You抣l get deep into Facebook requests right off the bat. From there, you抣l build the core of Karate Poke and then get a detailed look at the Facebook canvas and social features. We抣l 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. Developing Facebook Platform Applications with Rails is your tour guide.
Contents and Extracts
- Introducing the Facebook Platform
- Getting Started with the Facebook Platform
- Creating Your First Application
- Building the Karate Poke Object Model
- Getting Into the Facebook Canvas
- Making it More Social
- Profiles and the Facebook REST API
- Integrating Facebook and Existing Websites
- Scripting with FBJS
- Testing with Facebook
- Scaling and Performance
About the Author
Mike Mangino is the founder of Elevated Rails. He has been building applications for the web since 1995. He has been developing for the Facebook Platform since its launch and has contributed to several of the most popular Facebook applications.
In his spare time, Mike is an avid runner. He has completed several marathons and hopes to eventually qualify for Boston.
