Dynamic Wap Application Development [Paperback]

Soo Mee Foo (Author), Christopher Hoover (Author), Wei Meng Lee (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1930110081 | ISBN-13: 978-1930110083 | Publication Date: August 2001 | Edition: Annotated

This guide to developing dynamic Web sites for wireless use introduces the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and offers an in-depth explanation of HDML, the language used by the majority of the Internet-enabled phones in the U.S., and WML, the XML-based successor to HDML.

Editorial Reviews

Review

We would not hesitate to recommend it. -- Wireless in a Nutshell

From the Publisher

Dynamic WAP Application Development provides developers with the necessary skills to develop WAP applications and build dynamic Web sites for wireless use. Dynamic WAP Application Development first introduces the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and offers an in-depth explanation of the prominent wireless languages.

The authors begin with HDML (Handheld Device Markup Language), the first wireless language and one still supported by many Internet-enabled phones in the United States. They next cover WML (Wireless Markup Language), the XML-based successor to HDML that is supported by most phones worldwide. The third language described is WMLScript, the client-side scripting language of the wireless world that enables the developer to include procedure logic within their WML markup. In addition to hands-on practice with each of these languages, the book examines the issues involved in wireless application design and in converting HDML documents into WML.

The book also provides an overview of Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASPs) and Java Servlets, and guides developers through the process of creating dynamic WAP applications using these server-side technologies. Application design specific to the small display and limited memory capacity of wireless phones is also covered. Advanced topics include security, performance, and the intricacies of WAP gateways. The book also includes robust case studies that put WAP concepts into practice.

This book is geared for developers who are called upon to extend existing Web services to wireless phone subscribers and for those who need to understand the resources involved in the development and deployment of WAP applications.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 888 pages
• Publisher: Manning Publications; Annotated edition (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930110081
• ISBN-13: 978-1930110083
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,559,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most comprehensive, October 9, 2001

By 

David Moore (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Wap Application Development (Paperback)

This is the ONLY book I've been able to find that covers all aspects of mobile development. That it covers HDML and voiceXML is quite nice. There are sections on migrating HDML to WML, and on designing mobile applications, also very helpful.

For my money, this is the WAP book to own. The cover certainly is goofy, though :-).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good, October 12, 2001

By 

Don Kempal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Wap Application Development (Paperback)

A nice book, pretty thorough. Examples were consistent across sections, lots of images and code are helpful. Covers database access and ASP/Java through WAP. Probably the one to keep on the shelf if you are like me and are one of the few actually doing WAP development.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, accurate and comprehensive, October 3, 2001

By 

Sam Wolkes (San Francisco, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Wap Application Development (Paperback)

My development team is just beginning to work with mobile applications, and I've looked through many of the books on the topic that are available -- this is the best by far. Especially nice is that this book covers a lot of topics *beyond* WAP -- particularly useful is the section on HDML, the markup language the preceded WAP but is still found everywhere. It even includes a section on Voice XML (which has nothing to do with WAP at all) but it was a nice addition.

My only nit-pick is that in some cases the authors tried too hard to be beginner-friendly (is it really necessary to inform the reader that a variable is "a container that holds a piece of information that can change." In spite of this one complaint, the book is useful for beginners and experienced developers alike, has a lot of screen shots and code examples, and provides a broad scope of information.