LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture
From HOBBYIST to PRO
About
About the Book
This book expands the topics about MVC covered during RunRevLive 2013 by presenting a full metodology on how to create and organize your app to be able to reuse more code and make it easier to maintain. By presenting a variation of the classic model-view-controller software architecture pattern that is more suited for LiveCode unique programming paradigm, we raise the bar for custom LiveCode application development and increase the ROI of your apps.
This book book is aimed at those that are already programming with LiveCode but want a more structured way of building apps. If you're constantly facing spaghetti code and don't exactly know where to place your commands and functions or if you don't know when to use substacks and cards, this book is for you. Our approach to the MVC style of programming will make everything fall into place easily and you will become a better LiveCoder by the end of the book.
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- Code sampleThis is the address book application source code used in the book. It has been updated with content from the new "Extra: Using Libraries" chapter.
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Suggested price$90.00A bundle of the newest LiveCode book around and the easiest Database Library for LiveCode. Not only learn how to build better and more maintainable applications but also start using the most user friendly DB ORM for LiveCode.
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- Code sampleThis is the address book application source code used in the book. It has been updated with content from the new "Extra: Using Libraries" chapter.
- DB LibAn easy to use Database Library for LiveCode. More information about the library at http://andregarzia.com/livecode/dblib/. Offered here as a bundle with discount.
Author
About the Author
Andre Garzia
Andre is a writer who procrastinates by also being a developer. His development work is focused on decentralisation technologies and he is an active member of the Secure Scuttlebutt community. In the recent years he published books about Roguelike Game Development, Firefox OS and managed a Web Literacy program in vulnerable neighborhoods of Rio. He is a firm believer in empowerment through technological experimentation. His now lives in London with his wife, cats and more IoT boards than he can ever put into use.
Contents
Table of Contents
Disclaimer
- Version
- Intended audience
- Thanks
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- From hobbyist to pro
- If I do my job right, I will
- This book roadmap
Code Conventions
- How to name things
- How to document your code
An introduction to MVC
- MVC in 20 seconds
- Summary
Models
- What goes into the model and what doesn’t
- Building a sane API
- Practical: Building an address book model
- Summary
Controllers
- Controllers are like transit cops
- What goes into the controller and what doesn’t
- What shouldn’t be on a controller
- Practical: Building an address book controller
- The publish and subscribe pattern
- Implementing our controller
- The controller script
- Summary
Views
- Practical tips for interface design
- What goes into the view and what doesn’t
- Multiple views are the key to cross-platform applications
- Practical: Building views for the address book application
- How our view work?
- The contacts list
- The details view
Going Forward
Extra: Using Libraries
- What goes into a library and what doesn’t
- Libraries make a community more powerful
- Practical: Adding support for vCard in the address book application
- How to create libraries
- Whats the difference between libraries and the MVC stuff again?
- Conclusion
- Summary
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