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Professional Mobile Application Development - by Jeff McWherter & Scott Gowell (Paperback)

Name: Professional Mobile Application Development - by Jeff McWherter & Scott Gowell (Paperback)
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Create applications for all major smartphone platforms Creating applications for the myriad versions and varieties of mobile phone platforms on the market can be daunting to even the most seasoned developer.
About the Author: Jeff McWherter is the Director of Development at Gravity Works Design and Development.
432 Pages
Computers, Programming

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Book Synopsis

Create applications for all major smartphone platforms

Creating applications for the myriad versions and varieties of mobile phone platforms on the market can be daunting to even the most seasoned developer. This authoritative guide is written in such as way that it takes your existing skills and experience and uses that background as a solid foundation for developing applications that cross over between platforms, thereby freeing you from having to learn a new platform from scratch each time. Concise explanations walk you through the tools and patterns for developing for all the mobile platforms while detailed steps walk you through setting up your development environment for each platform.

Covers all the major options from native development to web application development
Discusses major third party platform development acceleration tools, such as Appcelerator and PhoneGap
Zeroes in on topics such as developing applications for Android, IOS, Windows Phone 7, and Blackberry

Professional Mobile Cross Platform Development shows you how to best exploit the growth in mobile platforms, with a minimum of hassle.

From the Back Cover

Create amazing apps for all major smartphone platforms

It can be tricky developing for all mobile platforms and there are a lot of traps along the way. This guide helps you navigate around the roadblocks, providing you with the steps to set up your development environment and the tools and patterns to build your mobile app. It also arms you with strategies to best leverage your code base to support the wide variety of platforms. From simple HTML-based web apps to complex examples using Appcelerator or PhoneGap, you'll find everything you need to dive in and create the coolest apps available.

Professional Mobile Application Development:

Shows you how to create consumable web services for mobile devices
Walks you through the design and development of mobile user interfaces
Uncovers what you need to get started coding mobile websites
Gives you the tools to start developing apps on Android(TM), iOS, Windows^(R) Phone 7, and BlackBerry^(R) devices
Describes how to use the leading software to build more robust apps in a shorter time
Explains how to set standards and offers guidelines for development teams

Wrox Professional guides are written by working developers to address everyday needs. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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About the Author

Jeff McWherter is the Director of Development at Gravity Works Design and Development. He is a founding member and current Vice President for the Greater Lansing Users for .NET.

Scott Gowell is a senior developer at Gravity Works Design and Development. He develops mobile applications for clients and speaks at local user groups.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.27 Inches (H) x 7.42 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.62 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 432

Genre: Computers

Sub-Genre: Programming

Publisher: Wrox Press

Theme: Open Source

Format: Paperback

Author: Jeff McWherter & Scott Gowell

Language: English

Street Date: September 4, 2012

TCIN: 1013514961

UPC: 9781118203903

Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-2961

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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