Facebook application development is one of the most lucrative and fast-paced niches of the programming world. This course introduces developers and designers who are already familiar with HTML and javascript to Facebook app development. Author Ray Villalobos reviews the different types of Facebook apps and tours the Facebook Developer site reviewing the requirements to be an apps developer. At the end of the course Ray shows how to create a complete app from building the initial containers and pages to adding social plug-ins and game controls.

Topics include:

Working with the Facebook API
Creating a container for an app
Creating the basic app page
Loading up the javascript SDK and initializing Facebook
Checking for registered users
Adding JSON data feeds
Adding social plug-ins
Creating feedback with the Feed Message and Request dialogs
Creating achievements for the app
Debugging the app


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