Essential WAP for Web Professionals [Paperback]

Damon Hougland (Author), Khurram Zafar (Author), Micah Brown (Author)

Book Description

Series: Essentials for Web Professionals | Publication Date: June 14, 2001

By 2004, over a billion wireless devices will access the Internet -- and most will use WAP, the #1 solution for delivering wireless and e-commerce content. In this compact, example-rich guide, Web developers will discover exactly how to build practical applications with WAP -- and join the wireless Internet revolution. Essential WAP for Web Professionals offers no-nonsense, practical introductions to the key elements of WAP systems, and the key techniques of WML/WMLScript development. It also contains complete WAP server-side applications built with four leading tools: ASP, Perl, JSP, and Servlets -- all viewable and downloadable on the Web. The authors demonstrate how to set up a WAP development environment, then introduce the key network, software, and hardware modules that comprise WAP. They cover the most commonly used WML elements, attributes, variables, task and event elements; show how to use graphics effectively in wireless applications; and present practical techniques for maximizing WAP security. The book concludes with a preview of WAP's future -- a future of richer content, and more interactive applications.

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From the Back Cover

• Get results with WAP—today!
• Learn from complete sample applications and a live Web site
• WAP/WML development techniques—quick, clear, and handy!
• Covers server-side WAP with ASP, JSP, Servlets, and Perl
• Endorsed by WOW (The World Organization of Webmasters)

By the year 2004, over a billion wireless devices will access the Internet—and most will use WAP, the #1 solution for delivering wireless and m-commerce content. In this compact, example-rich guide, Web developers will discover exactly how to build practical applications with WAP-and join the wireless Internet revolution! Essential WAP for Web Professionals offers no-nonsense, practical introductions to the key elements of WAP systems, and the key techniques of WML/WMLScript development. It also contains complete WAP server-side applications built with four leading tools: ASP, Perl, JSP, and Servlets—all viewable and downloadable on the Web!

You'll learn all this, and much more!

• Setting up a WAP development environment
• Understanding WAP network, software, and hardware modules
• Using WML elements, attributes, variables, task and event elements
• Using graphics effectively in wireless applications
• Maximizing WAP security
• Getting ready for the future of WAP: richer content, more interactive applications

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About the Author

DAMON HOUGLAND is the co-author of Core JSP and Essential JSP for Web Professionals, both published by Prentice Hall PTR. He is a Senior Director of Operations for eFORCE, Inc., where he designs and architects Java enterprise applications. He is in charge of leading project operations and delivery for wireless and eBusiness integration projects. He has worked in system integration and system administration at companies such as Sun Microsystems, Palm Computing, and Motorola over the last nine years. KHURRAM ZAFAR is an Associate Vice President of Technology at eFORCE, Inc., an eBusiness systems integration firm. Khurram is currently in charge of developing the Wireless and B2B practices at eFORCE while overseeing successful execution of western-region wireless, B2B, and eCRM projects. He has served in project-management and technical-architect roles in numerous cutting-edge projects at companies like Northern Telecom and PageNet, a leading provider of wireless messaging services. He holds a bachelors degree in computer engineering from McGill University in Canada.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (June 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130925683
• ISBN-13: 978-0130925688
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,524,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive, July 12, 2001

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"joseph_ward" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential WAP for Web Professionals (Paperback)

I really liked this book. most of the other WAP / WML titles either just talked about WML or low level-WAP protocols. Thhis book covers key concepts like security and has a lot of code examples. I have even used the JDeck wap library at work. I have never seen anyone use the multi-part MIME stuff with WML before. very cool, bleeding edge stuff.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another book by this author, July 3, 2001

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David Wagner (Santa Clara) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential WAP for Web Professionals (Paperback)

Hougland. Another books by the author that wrote JSP for Dummies. This guy rehashes what he learned reading from others. He has no new ideas and just wants to turn out books. Don't buy this book....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Author and publisher should be ashamed - Poorly written!, May 30, 2004

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Thomas L. McQueary (N. Richland Hills, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential WAP for Web Professionals (Paperback)

Apparently some people buy into this kind of work. But I found it to be poorly written and filled with inaccuracies. It appears that no technical reviewers reviewed this book before it was published. A very sloppy book - like a first draft of a book that was never completed.

I was especially disappointed to see the name Prentice Hall on this book. This publisher should be ashamed.