Foundations of Popfly: Rapid Mashup Development

by Eric Griffin

Popfly is Microsoft's entry into the burgeoning mashup space. It is a visual, rapid development tool that anyone--designers or developers-- can use without requiring any knowledge of code. By simply dragging out "blocks" that represent services such as Flickr onto your workspace and then drawing connection lines between them, users can create a mashup.

This book covers everything from beginners creating their first web mashup to advanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590599519
• ISBN13: 9781590599518
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Good book -- but don't buy it -- the software was discontinued as of Sep, 2009

I bought this book in June, intending to evaluate the utility of Popfly and this book for a client that is interested in mashup applications but doesn't have a lot of software expertise. This is a well-written instruction manual for users who are new to the whole concept of mashups and widgets -- basic concepts are explained and users are walked through methods for tailoring the code to fit their needs. Unfortunately, Popfly was discontinued by Microsoft at the end of August, 2009. Mr. Griffin is a talented technical writer -- I hope he publishes more titles.