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#MBP - Mobile Boilerplate Documentation

MBP (Mobile Boilerplate) is based on H5BP (HTML5 Boilerplate), a rock-solid HTML5 default for web developer to quickly start their mobile web development.

This documentation contains docs specific to the MBP; only mobile-specific topics are addressed here. Here is an overview of the features within MBP. If you previously never used H5BP before, it's good to have a read of the wiki under the main project.

##MBP Introduction - a list of all features ####The Basics of Boilerplate

The Markup - a walk through the techniques in the markup
The Style - a walk through the techniques in the stylesheets
Media Queries Polyfill - enable cross-browser support for mobile first design
JavaScript Helper - a walk through of the kick-ass mobile helper functions
Mobile Viewport - things you need to know about mobile viewport

####Caching default.appcache - mobile web caching

####Image Directory Image Directory - explore mobile image directory structure

####SEO sitemap.xml - mobile sitemap

####Debugging Firebug Lite - mobile web debugging

####Tools Google Analytics For Mobile - Google Analytics for low end devices
Mobile Bookmark Bubble - bookmark bubble to help user add website to Home Screen
Web Storage Portability Layer - a Common API for Web Storage

####Web Server Configuration Mobile MIME Types - make mobile specific files recognizable
Transcoding Prevention - prevent transcoders from altering mobile web content
Server side redirection script - mobile site redirection script

##Beyond Mobile Boilerplate

###HTML5 Mobile Support
HTML5 feature support on top 11 mobile browsers ###Mobile Performance Tools
hottest mobile performance tools ALIVE - help with your mobile debugging, performance analysis ###Mobile Bookmarklets
use some of your favorite debugging tools like Firebug and ySlow on mobile browser ###Mobile Matrices
a darn handy mobile browser specs sheet for your reference ###Official Documentations it may cause you a bit of hair loss when reading these documentations, but if you are the kind of guy who WANTS TO KNOW EVERYTHING, go get them! ###Mobile Emulators & Simulators
mobile development tools for the working class ###Mobile Javascript frameworks
mobile Javascript frameworks comparison chart ###Blog and Articles
mobile blogs and articles that RAWKS - learn mobile development from captains of industry and individual thought leaders ###Books
some free, some commercial, learn mobile development in the old-school way