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Debug iPhone Web applications with Eclipse

Diagnose and repair iPhone Web apps using Eclipse, Aptana's iPhone Development Plug-in, Aptana's Firefox JavaScript debugger, and Firebug

John Fronckowiak, President, IDC Consulting Inc.
John Fronckowiak
John Fronckowiak is president and founder of IDC Consulting Inc. and also a Clinical Assistant Professor in Information Systems at Medaille College, at the School of Adult and Graduate Education. He is the author of several books and articles about Web application development, programming, database design and development, and networking. You can reach John at john@idcc.net.

Summary:  Learn how to debug Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) Web applications using Eclipse, Aptana's iPhone Development plug-in, Aptana's Firefox JavaScript debugger, and Firebug.

Date:  15 Jul 2008
Level:  Intermediate
PDF:  A4 and Letter (972 KB)Get Adobe® Reader®

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About this tutorial

This tutorial shows how to debug iPhone Web applications using Eclipse, Aptana's iPhone Development plug-in, Aptana's Firefox JavaScript debugger, and Firebug.

Objectives

Use the tools and utilities provided by the Eclipse-based Aptana Studio to debug iPhone-optimized Web applications. Much of this tutorial is focused on how to optimally debug JavaScript and Ajax applications.

Prerequisites

You should have a good understanding of iPhone Web application development, JavaScript, and Ajax.

System requirements

To follow the examples, you need Aptana Studio and one of the operating systems Eclipse supports: Mac OS X, Microsoft® Windows®, or Linux®. You also need a Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE); JRE for Java V5 is recommended.

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