Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1497888 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 900 pages

Review
We would not hesitate to recommend it. -- Wireless in a Nutshell

From the Publisher
Dynamic WAP Application Development provides developers with the necessary skills to develop WAP applications and build dynamic Web sites for wireless use. Dynamic WAP Application Development first introduces the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and offers an in-depth explanation of the prominent wireless languages.

The authors begin with HDML (Handheld Device Markup Language), the first wireless language and one still supported by many Internet-enabled phones in the United States. They next cover WML (Wireless Markup Language), the XML-based successor to HDML that is supported by most phones worldwide. The third language described is WMLScript, the client-side scripting language of the wireless world that enables the developer to include procedure logic within their WML markup. In addition to hands-on practice with each of these languages, the book examines the issues involved in wireless application design and in converting HDML documents into WML.

The book also provides an overview of Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASPs) and Java Servlets, and guides developers through the process of creating dynamic WAP applications using these server-side technologies. Application design specific to the small display and limited memory capacity of wireless phones is also covered. Advanced topics include security, performance, and the intricacies of WAP gateways. The book also includes robust case studies that put WAP concepts into practice.

This book is geared for developers who are called upon to extend existing Web services to wireless phone subscribers and for those who need to understand the resources involved in the development and deployment of WAP applications.

Customer Reviews

Content good, index bad
Although I basically agree with the other review of this book, I wanted to point out that the index could use some work. For example, I wanted to find a particular WML tag in the index and couldn't find it. Finally, I noticed that there was an index entry called "WML elements" and the tag I needed was *subindexed* under that.

I think that each tag needs to have a separate entry if the index is going to be seriously useful. In a reference book like this one, it's important.

Quite good
A nice book, pretty thorough. Examples were consistent across sections, lots of images and code are helpful. Covers database access and ASP/Java through WAP. Probably the one to keep on the shelf if you are like me and are one of the few actually doing WAP development.

The most comprehensive
This is the ONLY book I've been able to find that covers all aspects of mobile development. That it covers HDML and voiceXML is quite nice. There are sections on migrating HDML to WML, and on designing mobile applications, also very helpful.

For my money, this is the WAP book to own. The cover certainly is goofy, though :-).