Gears Best Practices

8/06/2008 02:46:00 PM
Posted by Brad Neuberg, Google Developer Programs

We are constantly asked what are best practices when working with Gears. For example, what's the best way to work with the local database for performance and reliability? What are good architectures for syncing and offline applications? We've just updated the Gears Developer FAQ with a whole slew of Best Practices, many with sample code that you can use in your own Gears-based applications. Here's a sampling of the new additions.

Best Practices for:

• Starting With Gears
• Offline Architectures
• Online/Offline Detection
• Gears Permissioning
• Installation and Detection
• Using LocalServer With Web Applications Spread Across Different Hosts
• Database Performance and Reliability
• Offline User Interfaces
• Maintainable Workers
• Choosing Names for Databases and LocalServers
• Storing Data on Users' Machines
• Desktop Shortcuts
• Versioning Database Schema
• LocalServer
• Syncing
• Giving Web Applications Similar Features to Desktop Applications

Have fun!