The new ArcGIS web tools unshackle your GIS applications from dedicated workstations so you can scale them out to remote computers and mobile devices where they can be of greatest value. Esri's ArcGIS JavaScript API allows developers familiar with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to implement virtually all ArcGIS data and functionality within web-based applications and to interact seamlessly with other web resources. Experienced ArcGIS developers will find that the familiar development environment provides a smooth transition to creating this new class of powerful and flexible GIS applications.

ArcGIS Web Development is an example-rich tutorial designed to teach developers to use the ArcGIS JavaScript API to build custom GIS web applications. The book begins with easy to follow examples that introduce readers to the ArcGIS JavaScript API and teach how to apply simple customizations. As the book progresses, the examples become more complex, leading to the creation of a larger, full-scale, web mapping application. Along the way, readers will learn to blend the best practices of traditional GIS development with web application designs that work on standard screens as well as tablets and phones.

Rene Rubalcava is the co-founder of SmartGeoTech, Inc, a GIS development company specializing in Esri Technologies.