Professional Heroku Programming
1st Edition
Published on 22. January 2013
528 pages
978-1-118-50903-6 (ISBN)
Description
A complete guide to building and deploying web apps withHeroku
A cloud application platform, Heroku is currently the onlyapproved platform for creating apps within Facebook, and its numberof users is growing at rapid pace. However, there are very fewbooks on the market that offer professional-level coverage of thisplatform, until now. The author duo begins with an introduction tothe Heroku platform and its associated core concepts and then goeson to explain how writing for this platform differs from that oftraditional development systems. Example applications, additionalresources, and advice for your next steps round out this resource,making it a thorough, indispensable guide.
* Features information not found anywhere else, as both authorswork for Heroku
* Explains the inner workings of Heroku with special emphasisplaced on building web and mobile applications
* Introduces GIT-based development workflow and the process modelwithin the Heroku platform
* Details coding, building, deploying, and scaling effectivelyusing the Heroku tool base
Providing you with fully functional code and downloadable codeexamples, Professional Heroku Programming is your completeguide to mastering this platform.
A cloud application platform, Heroku is currently the onlyapproved platform for creating apps within Facebook, and its numberof users is growing at rapid pace. However, there are very fewbooks on the market that offer professional-level coverage of thisplatform, until now. The author duo begins with an introduction tothe Heroku platform and its associated core concepts and then goeson to explain how writing for this platform differs from that oftraditional development systems. Example applications, additionalresources, and advice for your next steps round out this resource,making it a thorough, indispensable guide.
* Features information not found anywhere else, as both authorswork for Heroku
* Explains the inner workings of Heroku with special emphasisplaced on building web and mobile applications
* Introduces GIT-based development workflow and the process modelwithin the Heroku platform
* Details coding, building, deploying, and scaling effectivelyusing the Heroku tool base
Providing you with fully functional code and downloadable codeexamples, Professional Heroku Programming is your completeguide to mastering this platform.
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Chris Kemp | Brad Gyger
Professional Heroku Programming
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Chris Kemp is on the Salesforce.com Advanced Technical Solutions team. He is the global leader of the Heroku expert group and is generally acknowledged to be one of the leading Heroku experts at Salesforce.com.
Brad Gyger is the Manager of the Customer Advocacy Team at Heroku. He and his team are tasked with ensuring that all users are able to optimize their experience on the Heroku platform.
Brad Gyger is the Manager of the Customer Advocacy Team at Heroku. He and his team are tasked with ensuring that all users are able to optimize their experience on the Heroku platform.
Content
I An Overview of Heroku
1 How Heroku Works
2 Architectural Considerations
3 Porting Your Applications to Heroku
II Creating and Managing Heroku Applications
4 Deploying Your Applications to Heroku
5 Managing Releases in Heroku
6 Working with Add-Ons
7 Managing, Monitoring, and Scaling Your Heroku Applications
III Using a Data Store with Your Heroku Applications
8 Using Heroku Postgres as a Data Store for Your Heroku Applications
9 Using Database.com as a Data Store for Your Heroku Applications
10 Using Third-Party Data Stores for Your Heroku Applications
IV Programming on Heroku's Polyglot Platform
11 Developing with Ruby
12 Developing with Java
13 Developing with Other Supported Languages
14 Understanding Buildpacks
V Creating a New Generations of Heroku Applications
15 Building Mobile Applications with Heroku
16 Building Social Applications with Heroku
App Additional Resources
Index
1 How Heroku Works
2 Architectural Considerations
3 Porting Your Applications to Heroku
II Creating and Managing Heroku Applications
4 Deploying Your Applications to Heroku
5 Managing Releases in Heroku
6 Working with Add-Ons
7 Managing, Monitoring, and Scaling Your Heroku Applications
III Using a Data Store with Your Heroku Applications
8 Using Heroku Postgres as a Data Store for Your Heroku Applications
9 Using Database.com as a Data Store for Your Heroku Applications
10 Using Third-Party Data Stores for Your Heroku Applications
IV Programming on Heroku's Polyglot Platform
11 Developing with Ruby
12 Developing with Java
13 Developing with Other Supported Languages
14 Understanding Buildpacks
V Creating a New Generations of Heroku Applications
15 Building Mobile Applications with Heroku
16 Building Social Applications with Heroku
App Additional Resources
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