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UX Design for Mobile

You're reading from   UX Design for Mobile Design apps that deliver impressive mobile experiences

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787283428
Length 354 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Design Principles and General Design Planning 2. Research - Learning from Your Users FREE CHAPTER 3. Exploring Ideas - Sketching 4. Mobile Patterns - Web App, Android, and iOS Best Practices 5. Detail Your Solution - Wireframes and Mockups 6. Prototyping - Bringing Your Ideas to Life 7. Prototyping with Motion - Using Tumult Hype 8. Prototyping with Code - Using Framer Studio 9. User Testing 10. Bibliography and References

Understanding CoffeeScript

CoffeeScript is a programming language that compiles into JavaScript. JavaScript is a widely used and powerful language most notably used as the scripting language for the web. CoffeeScript provides a simplified syntax for JavaScript, making the resulting code simpler to write and understand.

With CoffeeScript, you will be able to write simple code describing your prototype, and it will be automatically transformed into JavaScript, so your prototype will work in browsers such as Firefox or Chrome, making your prototypes compatible with multiple platforms, simplifying the process of testing them with real users, and presenting your design ideas to your team and stakeholders.

Here's an example of a simple function in CoffeeScript that multiplies a given number by two. Do not worry if you do not understand the code perfectly as we will explain CoffeeScript...

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