4 Sencha Books That Accelerate Your Development Skills

Ajit Kumar brings a focused expertise to Sencha Charts Essentials, guiding you through the intricacies of creating dynamic visualizations tailored for both web and mobile platforms. You’ll explore how to configure Sencha Charts, understand its architecture, and craft custom cartesian, polar, and spacefilling charts that handle complex data, including financial and infographic types. The book assumes you’re comfortable with Ext JS or Sencha Touch basics and walks you through integrating SVG and Canvas APIs to enhance your visualizations. If you’re developing enterprise-grade applications and want to bring data to life with interactive charts, this book provides a methodical, hands-on approach to mastering Sencha’s charting capabilities.

Bryan P. Johnson and John Earl Clark bring their deep experience in mobile web applications to this beginner-friendly guide on Sencha Touch. The book walks you through creating mobile web apps using practical code samples and clear screenshots, focusing on essential skills like handling touch events and optimizing for iOS and Android platforms. If you already know some HTML and CSS, this book helps you bridge that knowledge to mobile development with Sencha Touch. Its hands-on approach suits designers looking to realize their ideas and developers seeking creative inspiration through concrete examples. While it’s aimed at beginners, familiarity with mobile touch interfaces is assumed, making it ideal for those ready to move beyond basics.

This tailored book explores the intricate world of Sencha frameworks with a focus that matches your unique background and development goals. It examines core concepts, advanced features, and practical applications of Sencha, guiding you through its architecture, components, and design patterns. By personalizing content to your experience level, it reveals pathways to mastering Ext JS, Sencha Touch, and charting capabilities with clarity and depth. This approach fosters a comprehensive understanding, empowering you to build responsive, scalable web and mobile applications efficiently. The personalized focus ensures you engage deeply with the topics most relevant to your projects and learning aspirations, making complex ideas accessible and relevant.

Steven D. Drucker's extensive experience in web application development shines through this detailed guide, designed to take you from fundamental concepts to advanced techniques in Sencha Ext JS 6.2. With over 600 pages and 50 hands-on exercises, the book walks you through building scalable, maintainable, and cross-device compatible web applications using the Classic Toolkit. You’ll gain practical skills in structuring your code, managing components, and optimizing performance, making it particularly suited for enterprise developers aiming to master the framework's nuances. If you’re looking for a thorough, exercise-driven approach to Ext JS that doubles as a professional bootcamp, this book delivers without fluff.

Jesus Garcia's deep involvement with Sencha development since 2006 shines through in this detailed guide to Sencha Touch. Drawing on his extensive experience and collaboration with co-authors Anthony De Moss and Mitchell Simoens, the book walks you through creating mobile applications that feel native but are built with web technologies. You'll gain hands-on skills from basic UI components to managing data stores, progressing to building entire applications using the Sencha Touch MVC framework. Whether you’re familiar with JavaScript but new to Sencha Touch or Ext JS, this book lays out practical examples and best practices that prepare you to extend enterprise apps to mobile clients effectively.