Facebook application development

This book is a hands-on guide to understanding the Facebook Platform and building applications on top of it. The book takes a practical hands-on approach to demonstrating the many components that are available to developers to create feature rich applications and mixes expert guidance with detailed examples to deliver a reference for not just the developer looking to build his or her first Facebook application, but the developer who is looking to extend and enhance the one he or she has already built. Topics covered include: Working with Facebook Markup Language (FBML). Facebook API Requests and Responses and Method Definitions. Querying Facebook with FQL. API Keys, Auth Tokens and Sessions. Application Layout and Flow. Using Automated and Scheduled Tasks. Understanding obscure errors and notification. Advanced configuration and performance tuning and more.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: Understanding the Facebook Platform.

Chapter 1: Facebook as a Platform.

Chapter 2: Building Your First Application.

Chapter 3: Facebook Markup Language (FBML).

Chapter 4: Advanced FBML.

Chapter 5: Using the Facebook API.

Chapter 6: Data Mining with FQL.

Chapter 7: Authentication.

Part II: Building Facebook Applications.

Chapter 8: Resources for Developers.

Chapter 9: Doing More with Hello World.

Chapter 10: External Application Development.

Chapter 11: Best Practices.

Appendix A: PHP File Reference.

Index.