Beginning WAP: Wireless Markup Language & Wireless Markup Language Script - Softcover

Watson, Karli; Wugofski, Ted; Watson, Carli; Lee, Wei Meng; Mee, Foo Soo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861004583 ISBN 13: 9781861004581

Publisher: Apress, 2000

Synopsis

WAP, the Wireless Application Protocol, has managed to achieve fame and infamy in roughly equal parts as "the Internet on your mobile phone" - a claim that has not matched the experience of some early users. Used well, however, WAP has enormous potential: the attraction of using existing Internet infrastructure to deliver timely information and services to mobile devices is undeniable, and WAP offers exciting opportunities to those writing applications for it.

Beginning WAP provides a complete tutorial in the creation of WAP applications using the two languages defined for the purpose: WML, the Wireless Markup Language, and its companion WMLScript. Assuming no prior programming experience, we'll take you to the point where you're able to write a dynamic application that uses technologies such as ASP, XML, and XSLT to deliver the best possible user experience. The teaching style is step-by-step, with examples and explanations at every stage.

About this title

About the Author

Soo Mee Foo is currently lecturing at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. She lectures in web application development, networking, and security. She also conducts workshops on web and WAP application development for IT professionals.

Wei Meng Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1996 with a degree in Computer Science. His interest is in web technologies, and he conducts training for XML and web developers. Wei Meng has recently caught the WAP fever and is intrigued by the ability to surf the Internet using a telephone.

Karli Watson is an in-house author for Wrox Press. He started out with the intention of becoming a world famous nanotechnologist, so perhaps one day you might recognize his name as he receives a Nobel Prize. For now, though, Karli's computing interests include all things mobile, and upcoming technologies such as C#. He can often be found preaching about these technologies at conferences, as well as after hours in drinking establishments.

Ted Wugofski is a technologist for Phone.com. He is active within the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum, World Wide Web Consortium, and ECMA, focusing on the convergence of traditional web technologies with non-traditional computing environments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1861004583
• ISBN 13: 9781861004581
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 651