Learning WML, and WMLScript: Programming the Wireless Web [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Martin Frost (Author)

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Product Description
The next generation of mobile communicators is here, and delivering content to them will mean programming in WML (Wireless Markup Language) and WMLScript, the languages of the Wireless Application Environment (WAE). The WAE allows information in almost all applications to be formatted for display on mobile devices, such as cell phones, and enables the user to interact with the information. Why learn yet another technology? According to some estimates, 75 percent of all web document viewing by the year 2002 will be through non- desktop devices, many using wireless technologies. Clearly, the future is wireless. For web developers who want to get up to speed quickly in these languages, Learning WML & WMLScript maps out in detail the WAE and its two major components, WML and WMLScript. It's the resource of choice for application developers who are in a hurry to upgrade their skills and their sites so they won't be left plugged in during the wireless revolution.

About the Author
Martin Frost is the author of Learning WML & WMLScript

Product Details

• Paperback: 197 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565929470
• ISBN-13: 978-1565929470
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,151,387 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not too little, not too much, December 19, 2000

By	Simon Wistow (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An OK book on an out-of-date technology, October 24, 2006

By	calvinnme "Texan refugee" (Fredericksburg, Va) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not too little, not too much, December 19, 2000

By	Simon Wistow (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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.