Overview
Electron (formerly known as Atom Shell) is an open-source framework for building dynamic desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Electron is maintained by GitHub and is the main GUI framework behind GitHub’s Atom, Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code and Light Table IDE.
In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to build cross-platform native desktop application using only Javascript, HTML and CSS.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Download, configure and install Electron.
- Understand Electron’s commands and tool set.
- Use web based front and back end components such as NodeJS run-time and Chromium to build a multi-platform desktop application.
- Modularize their application and utilize associated JavaScript files.
- Build Electron on a low-end commodity machine.
- Create branding and custom icons by renaming and/or editing the Electron executable file.
- Integrate other frameworks such as Angular, Photon, and Bootstrap.
Format of the course
- Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice
Requirements
- An understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Audience
- Developers