Palm OS Programming: The Developer's Guide, 2nd Edition

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Written for the more experienced C/C++ developer moving to Palm development, Palm OS Programming, Second Edition sets an admirable standard as a programming tutorial that will let anyone get onboard with the best techniques and APIs used to build state-of-the-art Palm applications.

Few programming titles are as well written as this one. The authors consistently engage the reader with a tone that's smart and surprisingly personable given that this is a technical book. They first examine what is special about the Palm platform, including the best way to build user interfaces, plus dos and don'ts for new software. Early sections dissect real software (DateBk4 from Pimlico Software) with commentary from one of its inventors. After surveying the wide array of Palm development options (including CodeWarrior and the Palm OS Emulator, POSE), it's on to a simple Palm program.

While many programming texts use samples that grow in complexity, this title is anchored by a single case study--a sales application. As the authors cover the basics of Palm development, from event handling basics, APIs for memory management, and form control programming, they provide the APIs you'll need to know. Then they show how their case study makes use of these features. (This approach is effective, though it assumes a bit of programming knowledge on the part of the reader.)

Standout sections here inspect what makes Palm development special, including memory management techniques, plus there's a fascinating look at automated testing tools (called Gremlins), which can find bugs by executing thousands of simulated user actions. Later sections delve into what it takes to create HotSync capabilities for your Palm applications. These modules, called Conduits, clearly present a programming challenge, and the coverage here will benefit developers of all levels of experience on the Palm platform.

The Palm platform has been a real success story, and Palm OS Programming: The Developer's Guide reveals why. It shows you how to think like a real Palm developer and gives you the specific APIs and programming techniques you need to know in order to write professional-quality Palm applications in C/C++. --Richard Dragan

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With more than 16 million PDAs shipped to date, Palm has defined the market for handhelds, having dominated this class of computing devices ever since it began to outpace competitors six years ago. The company's strength is the Palm OS, and developers loyal to this powerful and versatile operating system have created more than 10,000 applications for it. Devices from Handspring, Sony, Symbol, HandEra, Kyocera, and Samsung now use Palm OS, and the number of registered Palm Developers has jumped to 130,000. If you know C or C++, and want to join those who are satisfying the demand for wireless applications, then Palm OS Programming: The Developer's Guide, Second Edition is the book for you. With expanded coverage of the Palm OS--up to and including the latest version, 4.0--this new edition shows intermediate to experienced C programmers how to build a Palm application from the ground up. There is even useful information for beginners. Everything you need to write a Palm OS application is here, from user interface design, to coding a handheld application, to writing an associated desktop conduit. All the major development environments are discussed, including commercial products such as Metroworks CodeWarrior, Java-based environments such as Sun KVM and IBM VisualAge Micro Edition, and the Free Software Foundation's PRC-Tools or GCC. The focus, however, is C programming with CodeWarrior and PRC-Tools. New additions to the second edition include:

A tutorial that takes a C programmer through the installation of necessary tools and the creation of a small handheld application.
A new chapter on memory, with a comprehensive discussion of the Memory Manager APIs.
Greatly expanded discussions of forms, forms objects, and new APIs for the Palm OS.
Updated chapters on conduits that reflect the newer Conduit Development Kit.

The best-selling first edition of this book is still considered the definitive guide for serious Palm programmers; it's used as the basis of Palm's own developer training materials. Our expanded second edition promises to set the standard for the next generation of Palm developers.

Customer Reviews:

Not Bad.......2007-03-02

This book has a decent overview and will get you started. Some of the organization, material, and graphics are well thought out. I like that it covers CodeWarrior but also cygwin tools. It pulls a lot of material together that could otherwise take time to hunt for. Though, still, those with the SDK may find that is all you need and may not touch this book.

Palm OS Programming The Developer's Guide.......2004-01-02

The information was not as detailed in some areas as I had hoped. It would be a handy reference guide except! The pages are separating from the binder and I expect that in a few months I will have many lose pages stuffed in the book, Especially in areas I reference often. A good reference book should withstand repeated usage, and this one will not.This book was bought new in mid November and has had just one months useage.

Excellent - Latest Edition will always be on my bookshelf.......2003-11-07

After dabling with a Palm for awhile, and browsing the 1st ed of this book, I decided to get serious about Palm programming. So I obtained the latest edition, 2nd edition and wondered why there isn't a 3rd edition; as the second edition does not cover higher than Palm OS 4.1.

However, given that, I find now that I am reading this 2nd edition from cover to cover. It is truely excellent. Yes there are areas it would be nice to cover in more detail; but there are also specific books such as Palm Database Programming that go into these areas in more depth.

I have lectured at college, and am planning to give a semester course in Palm Programming, and I intend to have each of my students buy this book as the major text.

I shall always buy the latest most current edition of this for my bookshelf.

Excellent work and praise for the two authors! Where is the awaited 3rd edition?

Excellent Palm programming book.......2003-10-10

Have you ever wanted to get into Palm programming, but were unsure about
how to go about it?

Well wait no more, O'Reilly (I'm sure you know about them) has a really
great book on Palm Programming called "Palm OS Programming - The
developer's guide".

This is one of the best programming books I have ever read, and I read
them daily. The content is clear and even though it includes extensive
source code examples is not boring - a typical problem with programming
books.

The book starts with the special requirements of programming for mobile
organizer devices, and proceeds to develep a reasonable sized application,
right through to writing a desktop conduit. By the time you have finished
the book, you should be ready to create your own Palm program.

The only thing I would change about the book is that it does not go into
handling categories in database items (IE GUI and coding examples), I'm
sure these are available from PalmSource, but I would have liked to have
it all in the book.

I've always liked O'Reilly books, but this is absolutely the best I have
read yet.

Palm OS Programming: The Developer's Guide.......2003-06-30

I found this book to be extremely helpful. Well organized, excellent examples, it was a great fit for me. Very helpful for any sort of Palm Programming. Provides motivation for development as well as explanations of benifits of using a Palm and how to program to take advantage of these benifits...
Also, I had a question and emailed the author and heard back in only a few hours - talk about fast response and customer care!

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for the Biology Scientist who wants to make computer models.......2001-07-18

This book is a must for the Biology scientist knowing a little about computers and how they work, if you want to study the Evolution and nature of life on a computer. I found it so overwhelming that I decided to become a Biology scientist and focus my life on making simulations of the Evolution of Life by making computer models. So many things to discover! So little time!

Computers and evolution.......2000-06-19

I am writing review this because a previous review may mislead some people. This book does not claim to deal with Artificial Life; instead, computers are used to provide a better understanding of life's processes, especially evolution. Given that this is the stated objective of the author, the book is excellent, well written, and rich with examples.

I have purchased multiple copies of this book because I have "loaned" my copies to people interested in computational evolution. When I leave administration, I would like to teach a course in evolution, and if it is not too far in the future, I will require this book as outside reading.

Computers and evolution.......2000-06-19

misleading title.......2000-03-02

This book is a superficial discussion of evolution on earth, not artificial life. The actual content on artificial life and agents would make a mediocre and short magazine article. This book brings out the shortcommings of buying a book online because less than five minutes in a bookstore aisle would reveal the uselessness of this book.

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Satirical but truly funny as well...

funniest book i've read in a long time

really funny

A book with "been there/seen that" feel (for all who worked in a large corporation)

A monkey could have written this.

Who Moved My Blackberry?
Lucy Kellaway
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The television show The Office meets Bridget Jones in a novel set in an office so dysfunctional, it's bound to strike a chord with any nine-to-fiver

A compulsively readable, hilarious novel told through the e-mail messages of Martin Lukes. Martin Lukes is a man who is good at taking credit where it isn't due; a man who works hard at "personal growth" but consistently lets down everyone around him; a man who communicates with his sons by e-mail and fails to notice how smart his wife, Jenny, really is; a man -- in short -- who loves jargon but totally lacks understanding.

Customer Reviews:

Satirical but truly funny as well..........2007-08-12

Kellaway has encapsulated the essence of the corporate cyclone of shallowness. Not only in the writing but in the formate of dialogue throughout the book, her characters (or character as some might argue) live in a world of digital 'chat' with little substance.
To capitalise upon this, she has written a truly funny novel, while at the same time expressing some poignant concerns about consumerism, the corporate world, and Western culture in general. The book's satire is thick enough for the most cynical personalities, but it performs it in such a way that is truly funny. Also, the more 'obvious' humor and the vapid personality of the main character lightens the tone to a degree that is both enjoyable and in keeping with the undercurrents of the book.
Unfortunately, not enough is done with the other characters in the book. While the plot moves well, there is a definite lack of character development with most of the tertiary figures.
Nevertheless, it is one of the funniest things I have read in the past year.

funniest book i've read in a long time.......2007-06-25

My Director of Marketing recommended this book to me, I read it and laughed all the way through, then I recommended it to my Sales Director, who also laughed all the way through.
For folks who have a Blackberry in their lives or live with someone who does: others need not apply...or at least understand Blackberryitis.
Four months later, I still laugh about this book. Don't miss it.

really funny.......2007-05-13

Mr Martin is the epithome of the corporate person, greedy, shallow,vain, egotistical, but clueless about who he is and a cause of misery to himself and anybody around him. The book, based entirely on his emails is incredibly funny and witty. Everybody I know who has read it has been not-stop laughing while reading it. It will appeal to anybody who has held a job in any tipe of corporation or any large organization.

A book with "been there/seen that" feel (for all who worked in a large corporation).......2007-04-17

Lucy Kellaway, a columnist for Financial Times London brings to us a corporate year in the life of Martin Lukes, a fictitious middle-level manager who heads Marketing division in A&B, UK. We don't really know what A&B does, but we get a fair idea of how Martin gets his paycheque. He is constantly firing on all cylinders, pushing the envelope till it falls of the table and giving his 110% at bluesky thinking, and manages all this though he is constantly and completely snowed under.

A jargon junkie, a poor listener, envious snob and worried about his status all the time, Martin Lukes doesn't have an eye for detail and patience to followthrough a task to success. He is good at trading emails with his peer Graham - who probably is in the same ballpark capability and performance wise - complaining about A&B's every new initiative that doesn't require his contribution.

Think Ricky Gervais as David Brent in The Office and you have a good starting point in understanding Martin Luke. His sorry relationships with this mom, wife, sons and sister are his own creational mess - and his constant underperformer's fear of being unmasked makes him hypochondriac about colon cancer that later waters down to being piles.

In his one year's worth of email, you see Martin Lukes grow from present position to being Chief of Staff, almost the numero duo position in the company as he puts it. His real contributions towards this growth, however are

1.Re-branding of A&B: A hyphen (that has more heart than a dot), an umlaut and a circumflex, remaking A&B into a-b global

2.The concept of CreovationTM : A combination of creativity and innovation, nothing more nothing less.

3.Getting to know that the CEO Barry Malone is having a hot affair with Journalist Janine.

The story starts and ends with Martin's exchange with a headhunter. His corporate life guided by his #1 fan, Pandora from Coachworx!, who through her Bronze Executive Life coaching program and model-mania (No failures only feedback mantra, SARAH model and so on) fills his already-jargon-full life with more such, comes a complete and an eventfully funny circle.

MUST READ!

A monkey could have written this........2007-03-26

This book was bad. Really bad. Unfunny and just trying way too hard.

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