Mobile Web Development
Product Details
- Paperback: 236 pages
- Publisher: Packt Publishing (February 7, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847193439
- ISBN-13: 978-1847193438
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
This complete, practical guide to writing mobile websites and applications shows developers how to build a powerful mobile web presence. Readers need knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a server-side language; the examples use PHP, but are easily adapted to other languages. The book does not use J2ME, but uses mobiles’ web browsers and other standard features with XHTML Mobile Profile (XHTML MP) and Wireless CSS (WCSS). Examples illustrate each technique, focused on real-world solutions, pragmatic tips, and fast results rather than theory. Whether you want to provide website customers with new ways to access your services, or build applications to keep staff up to date on the road, this book covers it: adapting content to the capabilities of target devices, saving bandwidth with compression, creating server-side logic integrated with a mobile front end, sending and receiving SMS and MMS messages, accepting mobile payments, and developing voice and touchtone responsive systems.
am doing mostly Java, PHP, RoR development. Has never done any mobile web development before. To cater my curiocity of furture mobile we, I ordered this book using 2 day shipping. I was woundering why this book didn’t have a cent of discount. Now I know why, it is a great book which worths all the money.
I read it from beginning to end in 6 hours. I simply could not stop. It covers most important aspect of mobile web development. Now I am very anxious to try build a mobile version of my website.
Examples in the book are deep enough and very easy to understand.
I highly recommend this book