Using the HTML5 filesystem API
Eric Bidelman • 2011 • O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
- Author
- Eric Bidelman
- First published
- 2011
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
- Genres
- Art
- Subjects
- Internet programming · Web sites · Design · HTML (Document markup language)
- ISBN
- 9781449316044
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Published in 2011 by O'Reilly Media, this technical guide was authored by Eric Bidelman, who served as a Developer Advocate at Google. It was released during a pivotal period when HTML5 was transitioning from a emerging specification to a core standard for web development, specifically addressing the need for robust local storage mechanisms in browser-based applications.
Bidelman wrote the book to demystify the File System API, a feature designed to provide web applications with a sandboxed section of the user's local filesystem. As part of the O'Reilly 'Short Cuts' series, the text focused on delivering practical, high-density information for developers tasked with building offline-capable web tools, reflecting the industry's push toward bridging the gap between desktop software and browser capabilities.
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