Professional Mobile Application Development

Jeff McWherter, Scott Gowell

ISBN 10: 1118203909 / ISBN 13: 9781118203903

Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc, US, 2012

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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. 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 developmentDiscusses major third party platform development acceleration tools, such as Appcelerator and PhoneGapZeroes 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Professional Mobile Application Development
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118203909
• ISBN 13: 9781118203903
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 746 grams

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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.

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.