Overview
The BlackBerry smartphone is today’s #1 mobile platform for the enterprise and also a huge hit with consumers. Until now, it’s been difficult for programmers to find everything they need to begin developing new applications for BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry Development Fundamentals is the solution: the first single-source guide to all aspects of development for the BlackBerry platform. This book thoroughly reviews the BlackBerry’s unique capabilities and limitations, helps you optimize your upfront design choices, and covers native rich-client applications and Web-based mobile applications for both business and consumer environments. In addition, it is an excellent study guide for the BlackBerry Certified Application Developer exam (BCX-810). Coverage includes The “hows,” “whys,” and best practices of BlackBerry development Planning for and managing the BlackBerry platform’s restrictions Selecting the correct development platform for your BlackBerry applications Describing the different paths any application can take to get to the data it needs Explaining the capabilities provided by the BlackBerry Mobile Data System (MDS) Pushing application data to both enterprise and consumer BlackBerry devices using MDS, Web Signals, and the BlackBerry Push APIs Dealing with both the special capabilities and limitations of the BlackBerry browser Building, testing, and debugging BlackBerry browser applications Understanding the tools available to Java developers Using Research In Motion’s Java development tools to build, test, and debug BlackBerry Java applications Deploying BlackBerry Java applications
Full Product Details
Author: John M. Wargo
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.754kg
ISBN: 9780321647429
ISBN 10: 0321647424
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 12 November 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Author Information
John Wargo has been a professional software developer, educator, consultant, and presenter for more than 20 years. As a subject matter expert (SME) on BlackBerry development platform and tools at Research In Motion (RIM), John was responsible for supporting a large U.S.-based carrier and its customers. He worked with key customers to help them design and build applications for their BlackBerry environments. He also created and delivered BlackBerry application developer training in cities across the United States.
