Mastering Kendo UI

Make the most of MVVM, Kendo UI, and Bootstrap to build a fully functional blogging application Configure the most popular Kendo UI widgets to improve the functionality of your app Put Telerik’s backend services to work and store your data safely for when you need it Learning Explore Telerik’s backend services and set up your Kendo UI project Wire up Twitter Bootstrap with Kendo UI MVVM for easier navigation through your app Take control of the Content Editor by updating the properties of your view model Manage your blog effectively with a few tweaks in the Kendo UI grid Make your app responsive and rev up its security by implementing validation Know your code better and troubleshoot errors away with Chrome Developer Tools Get ahead with the advanced features of Kendo UI such as Layout, Views, Upload, and Router About You have probably already heard about Kendo UI and the extensive range of widgets it comes with; but there’s more to Kendo UI than just widgets. Kendo UI has a full featured framework, and when you put it all together, you can run your application using Kendo UI MVVM, Kendo UI widgets, and the Telerik backend for your data storage. With Mastering Kendo UI, you will be taken on a journey through building a fully functioning blog application with Kendo UI. You start off by installing a toolbox full of awesome functionality including Kendo UI, Bootstrap, and Telerik’s backend services. Next, you will build a Content Editor by using the MVVM (Model-View-View-Model) architecture to control the widgets. You will then move on to creating a Blog Editor along with a Post Editor and then create and validate a form. You will also see how to troubleshoot some common issues that developers face every day. The video series doesn’t stop here, but you will also learn how to do more with cleaner and more concise code using the Kendo UI library, jQuery, and Telerik’s Everlive. Once you are done with the application, you will jump into some more advanced topics and look into Layouts, Views, and Routing. At the end of these 120 minutes, you will have a strong foothold on the important aspects of Kendo UI and will be able to build your own apps with confidence. Style and Approach Dive headlong into this video tutorial which shows you how to do more with less code; the easy-to-understand practical examples will have you building apps in no time. Set Up Your Project with Kendo UI and Twitter Bootstrap Get Acquainted with CodeAnywhere Setting Up the Environment Setting Up Twitter Bootstrap Exploring the Telerik Platform Start Coding Applying a Basic Twitter Bootstrap Layout Using Kendo UI Layouts and Views Creating the Navigation View and Subviews Wiring Up the Navigation Menu Building a Content Editor Create an Inline Content Editor Configure the Content Editor Control the Controls Save Data from the Content Editor Building a Blog Manager Create a Blog Manager Create a Blog Posts Manager and Editor Displaying Blog Posts Display Blog Post(s) on a Page Display a Blog Post View Creating a Registration Page and Validating it Create a Registration Page Create Kendo UI Observable and Add the Default Properties Implementing Kendo UI Validation Implementing Custom Validation Form Validation Troubleshooting Using Chrome Developer Tools Using Console Logging Traverse JavaScript Code Using Chrome Developer Tools Using the Network Tab to See Network Traffic Advanced Kendo UI Using the Kendo UI Layout Using the Kendo UI View Using the Kendo UI Upload Using the Kendo UI Router