Customer Reviews

Learning WML, and WMLScript: Programming the Wireless Web

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I thought this book was great. It struck the right balance between being a comprehensive primer on the topic, having enough detail if you decide you need it and not going into too much detail about stuff that is dealt with elsewhere - like CGI programming or generating pages from languages like Perl. If you want that then buy Leraning Perl or CGI programming on the World Wide Web.

WML is based on XML, and is a content format for devices that implement the WAP Wireless Application Protocol specification, such as mobile phones, and preceded the use of other markup languages now used with WAP, such as XHTML and even standard HTML. WMLScript is the dialect of JavaScript used for WML pages and is part of the WAP.

This little book was quite helpful when WML and WMLScript first entered the scene at the turn of the century. It introduced a new technology in a very simple and accessible way as only O'Reilly and Associates can. However, as processing power in handsets increases, it is likely WML will be phased out in the future. Thus at this point it isn't even worthwhile to learn it. I give this book two stars out of respect to how useful it was when it was first published.

I thought this book was great. It struck the right balance between being a comprehensive primer on the topic, having enough detail if you decide you need it and not going into too much detail about stuff that is dealt with elsewhere - like CGI programming or generating pages from languages like Perl. If you want that then buy Leraning Perl or CGI programming on the World Wide Web.

good handy book to get used to wap terminology & understand wap , wml & wmlscript concepts.

WML (Wireless Markup Language)
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
I have not successfully used this animal yet but all the elements are there. I have dabbled in wireless communications for quite some time and never found a need to use WML due to the proprietary nature of all the equipment and communication programs. Now I want to venture over the internet and am going to use my web site. This is just for dabbling purposes. So far the book looks strait forward. There is just a slight terminology difference and syntax difference from HTML.

There is even a "Hello World" application. How appropriate.

This book is a very immature guide. The editing is quite poor too. However if all you want is a fast introduction, this book just might help; please don't mind the headache at the end of the day.