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Are you a Java programmer looking for a new challenge and money-making opportunity? If so, Beginning BlackBerry Development may just be the book for you. This book will teach you everything you need to know to start developing apps that run on the BlackBerry family of devices and smartphones. With over 50 million BlackBerry devices sold and the launch of the new BlackBerry App World, there has never been a more exciting time to get into BlackBerry application development.
Assuming only some programming background in Java or a similar language, this book starts with the basics, offering step-by-step tutorials that take you through downloading and installing the BlackBerry development environment, creating your first apps, and exploring the BlackBerry APIs.
You’ll learn how to use the BlackBerry user interface components to create the look and feel you want; how to use networking to create applications that can talk to servers anywhere on the internet; how to manage application lifecycle and data storage; and how to use the GPS and mapping functionality included on many devices to create location-aware applications.
You’ll also learn about the different ways you can package and distribute your apps, from deploying apps on your own website to listing your apps for sale on BlackBerry App World.
What you’ll learn
- Complete BlackBerry native application development
- How to work with the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) and the JDE Plug-in for Eclipse
- How to debug your apps, and deploy onto real devices
- How to work with networking, GPS and maps, and persistent storage
- How to work with and customize the BlackBerry UI
- Ways to distribute your apps, from hosting on your own website to listing on BlackBerry App World
Who this book is for
Software developers who have little or no experience with BlackBerry development and are interested in developing native applications or apps for BlackBerry. Ideally, you’ll have some background in Java or a similar language.
Table of Contents
- Setting the Stage
- Hello World
- What Makes a BlackBerry Application?
- User Interface Basics
- Beyond the Basics of User Interfaces
- Storing Data
- Hello Out There! Making a Network-Enabled Application
- Where Am I? Using Location-Based Services
- Getting Your App Out There: Packaging and Publishing
- Next Steps
About the Author
Anthony Rizk has been developing for BlackBerry since the very first models appeared in 2001. He is a cofounder of several mobile software companies, including Rove and Zeebu, and has consulted extensively in the BlackBerry application industry.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book requires the reader to have a prior knowledge of Java ME and does not start to explain how the language works so if you are not familiar with Java ME or SE then I would suggest not to try this bookuntil you are.
The book is clear and easy to follow and explains the subjects in a logical order and without much in the way of "wordy" theory, though a bit more theory in places would have been helpful.
It feels very much like a learn by doing book which is the style of book I prefer however with only 264 pages to cover all the subjects needed the number of projects the reader will get to do while reading this is not many and the subjects are sometimes not covered in as much depth as I personally would like, though ponters to locations for further reading are given.
It will not leave you 100% confident in Blackberry application development but it should leave you confident to make yourself that way and by reading the advanced book it should round off a decent start in this subject.
The book is clear and easy to follow and explains the subjects in a logical order and without much in the way of "wordy" theory, though a bit more theory in places would have been helpful.
It feels very much like a learn by doing book which is the style of book I prefer however with only 264 pages to cover all the subjects needed the number of projects the reader will get to do while reading this is not many and the subjects are sometimes not covered in as much depth as I personally would like, though ponters to locations for further reading are given.
It will not leave you 100% confident in Blackberry application development but it should leave you confident to make yourself that way and by reading the advanced book it should round off a decent start in this subject.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good book, but emphasis on the "beginning" part
17 May 2010
Format:Paperback
Since most everything worth programming for is already covered by online tutorials, many available directly from the vendor (for those platforms that have a vendor, anyway), I'm always interested in how programming books stack up against the free material - unfortunately, many don't. I will say that this book, however, is better than the tutorials from Blackberry. Not head and shoulders better, but at least worth the cost of the book and time spent reading it. One thing I really appreciated, that I was never able to find anywhere else, was the chapter on advance UI development. The author discusses how to implement custom widgets, containers and screens - even if you don't expect to find yourself doing any of that, the built-in UI components make a lot more sense once you see how they're developed.
The parts of the API that you're most likely to use were well covered, but that was about it. Some of the more "exotic" and fun stuff like the "Plazmic" media engine, PIM or phone integration, and sound APIs weren't even mentioned. You're expected to know Java cold before starting this book - the author doesn't make any attempt to explain any of the Java features used (even the more arcane features like anonymous inner classes that tend to trip people up). I don't consider that a downside - but beware if you're thinking about reading this book but are still sort of new to Java programming.
The parts of the API that you're most likely to use were well covered, but that was about it. Some of the more "exotic" and fun stuff like the "Plazmic" media engine, PIM or phone integration, and sound APIs weren't even mentioned. You're expected to know Java cold before starting this book - the author doesn't make any attempt to explain any of the Java features used (even the more arcane features like anonymous inner classes that tend to trip people up). I don't consider that a downside - but beware if you're thinking about reading this book but are still sort of new to Java programming.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great intro to BlackBerry Java development
30 Nov 2009
Format:Paperback
This book does a good job explaining the basics of BlackBerry Java development. It's easy to read and discusses plenty of coding examples. It won't make you an expert. But if you're a beginner, it will save you hours of searching the BlackBerry Web site or developer blogs on how to code user interfaces, connect to the Internet, use BlackBerry maps, and other topics.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great Beginner Book
20 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you are interested in Blackberry development then this is the book for you. I thoroughly enjoyed the is book. The author takes you through a step-by-step process in creating some basic blackberry apps. Keep in mind that this is a beginners book and doesn't really cover any advanced topics but it does cover the basics to get you started.
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