Customer Reviews

WAP 2.0 Development

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3 star:		(1)
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The title of this book is a blatant lie.
NOWHERE in this book does it cover WAP 2.0.
In appendix A, it clearly states the book is only about 1.1!
It covers the 1.1 version, which is now out of date.
Chris Tull is not to blame - he covered 1.1 wonderfully;
it's the publishers who were afraid of losing $$ that need to be very ashamed. Black eye for Que on this one!
Don't be fooled by the 4 star rating; 4 of 6 are duplicates!

It is so sad this book ships so late. It is no use for any developer to learn WML anymore, because WAP 2.0 and the future will be XHTML Mobile Profile, not WML.

I used this book to create a web site for WAP devices, during a university project.
Considering that this was my first WAP site, it looks very professional, and I think that Chris Tull deserve this success.
WAP 2.0 Development is a great book for its simplicity in explaining the arguments.
The only problem with this book is that it refers only to Windows systems (like Access DBMS) and it explains interaction between WML and APS instead of PHP, which is a very spread language of scripting server-side.
I suggest to buy this book if you don't have any programming skill in WML; if you know basic WML try to buy a more complete book on this argument.

This is one of the better books I have seen on developing wireless applications with WAP. I really enjoyed the layout of the information. The section on WMLScript is one of the most thorough I have seen. I would like to see further information regarding databases, ASP and WAP; but overall a great book.

Kind of dry reading, but has good examples. Very basic stuff, not really geared for newer phones. If you're looking for a starting point, this book might help. Great price!

I found the last section of this book especially helpful, which deals with using ASP in wireless applications. Good overview on database applications in wireless as well.

Great examples -- starts with WAP but leaves door open to couple what one's learned with other technologies. Great lesson for those learning wireless.

Really enjoyed this book. The writing is clear and concise. The examples are good, and build on each other throughout the book. Excellent read for those getting started in wireless dev, or for that matter find themselves right in the middle of it!

I agree with "hking45" about this book. It has good content description about the basic WAP, WML, and WMLScript concepts. It is well structured. Organization of the chapters and subsections in each chapter is appropriate and pleasant to follow. Sentences are succinct and straightforward to the point. Technical books should be written in this style, in my opinion.

This is one of the better books I have seen on developing wireless applications with WAP. I really enjoyed the layout of the information. The section on WMLScript is one of the most thorough I have seen. I would like to see further information regarding databases, ASP and WAP; but overall a great book.