Practical Ext JS Projects with Gears (Practical Projects)

PaulD said
I guess with the title of this book, I was expecting a thorough review of Ext JS and Gears. I got the former, but not the latter. The author goes so far as to say, "This book is about Ext JS, not Gears...".

So my main reason for buying the book was not really covered: Writing apps that can be used on and off line. The initial outline of the book is a thin review of Ext JS & Gears for the first few pages, and the second half consists of explaining a number of offline apps only, with an overwhelming emphasis on Ext JS.

Those are the reasons I give it only 3 stars.

That said, if you are looking for a book that will teach you Ext JS, with the novelty of Gears in the mix, this book is pretty good. The coverage of Ext JS is pretty thorough, and is covered in a variety of "cookbook" examples. That is why it got 3 stars, not 2, from me.

Summary: Good Ext JS coverage, with a very thin veneer of Gears explained, but literally no talk about on and off line apps, which seems to be the defacto reason to learn Gears at all.