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Ben Forta, Ron Mandel, Paul Benedict Fonte, Amy O'Leary, Dylan Bromby, Rob Juncker, Keith Lauver
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Pages: 586 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0672319462
Pub: Sams
Pub date: 2000-09-28
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 393824
Editorial Review:
In WAP Development with WML and WMLScript, Ben Forta and his merry band of collaborators do a great job of leveraging background knowledge of Web development as they teach their readers about wireless application technologies. Some readers may wish for more coverage of specific WAP application servers' characteristics, but the wealth of examples here--combined with the fine WML and WMLScript references that conclude this text--will get most developers into experiment-and-create mode very quickly.
Fans of Forta's other books--he's best known for his work with ColdFusion, and indeed this book includes a section on integrating ColdFusion into a WAP application--will recognise this book's tutorial style. It relies heavily on example code, usually in the form of independently functional programs rather than disembodied snippets. It's helpful to be able to run a program that does nothing but show how, for instance, a selection list works. Commentary is similarly handy. It makes frequent reference to other languages, pointing out ways in which WML and WMLScript are similar to and different from Web development languages. --David Wall
Topics covered: the application development languages--Wireless Markup Language (WML) and WMLScript--associated with the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) 1.2 specification. The basics of syntax and structure are covered, followed by detailed exploration of images, user input mechanisms and electronic mail integration. The authors give their opinions on "best practices", and present several complete applications. WML and WMLScript references appear, too.
Reader Reviews:
An excellent introduction to the world of WAP (2/2 people found this helpful)
The book gave me my first exposure to the world of WAP and it provided me with an excellent overview. I quickly dived into the WML chapters which contained plenty of sample code to play with. In no time, I had written my first little WML application. If you're new to WAP ...go buy!
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