BlackBerry development fundamentals / John M. Wargo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wargo, John M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

BlackBerry (Smartphone)--Programming.

BlackBerry (Smartphone).

Smartphones--Programming.

Smartphones.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 447 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Addison-Wesley, c2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

Mobile applications

Determining the best approach

The connected BlackBerry

The BlackBerry mobile data system (MDS)

BlackBerry application data push

Pushing data to internal (BES) users

Pushing data to external (BIS) users

The BlackBerry browser

Building BlackBerry browser applications

Testing/debugging BlackBerry browser applications

Building BlackBerry Java applications

Getting started with the BlackBerry Java development tools

Using the BlackBerry Java development environment (JDE)

Using the BlackBerry JDE plug-in for eclipse (eJDE)

Using the BlackBerry JDE component package tools

Deploying Java applications

Using additional BlackBerry application technologies.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

599827293