- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (19 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596000057
- ISBN-13: 978-0596000059
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.1 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #32 in Books > Computers & Internet > Hardware > Handheld Computers > Palm
- #48 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Networking & Security > Network Topics > Network Programming
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'HIT! ... Covers a difficult topic in detail with lots of examples.' Computer Shopper, February 2002
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The wireless revolution has touched off a huge demand for Palm OS network applications. But information on how to connect a Palm is fragmented across dry function listings in the SDK documentation, a couple of book chapters, some sample code, and a few articles on the Palm web site (each of which assumes prior knowledge of network applications).
Palm OS Network Programming pulls all the necessary elements together in the first complete guide to developing network applications for the Palm Computing Platform. The author assumes knowledge of Palm programming in C, but no network experience is required. You'll learn Palm network concepts such as transport protocols and client-server applications from the ground up, clearly illustrated with examples using Metrowerks CodeWarrior development environment.
The Palm Net Library, essential to any network application development, gets the detailed treatment it deserves, with sample network applications demonstrating how to make the best use of this powerful system library.
Palm OS Network Programming is the first complete developer's resource to building creative--and connected--applications for the fastest-growing platform of the 21st century.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an extraordinary book for palm network progamming, rich content and value for money. I have been working on palm progamming for quite a few months. However, facing lots of challenge on the networking part. I have also bought the Palm OS progamming, but it didn't explain the networking stuff in great details. However, this book explains the concept in details about networking and all the useful issue concenring on palm. It's sample application start from the basic and built block by block on each chapter to make a complete solution. It is very suitable for any deveopler especially those without much concept and knowledge on network programming. After reading this book, you'll find network progamming on palm is not that difficult if u got the right way to do it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author presents a very well-structured tour of how to set up a session, using an FTP client as an example. He starts quite simply and progressively builds up the application. My only complaint is that his insistance on highly-structured code goes a bit too far for my tastes. This over-complicates the code, making it difficult to follow. I ended up deconstructing his code and listing out the network library functions to make it clear to myself what was going on and why. Probably a useful exercise anyway, but I'm a lazy reader and I felt more straightforward code would have helped.
Other than that, just what I needed!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The Definitive Palm OS Network Programming Reference
13 Feb 2003
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
An excellent, well-written book with great examples that should work for both beginners and advanced users. No other book on Palm OS development [I think I own just about all of them] overlaps in any serious way with the topics treated so thoroughly in this book.
The chapters on non-blocking sockets are an absolute must-read for anybody who wants to develop robust, responsive, real-world applications for the Palm OS.
Two nit-picky items: 1) the book is somewhat more verbose than it needs to be because of irrelevancies about "the Zen of this..." and the "Tao of that...". If you ignore these altogether too-cute sidebars, you'll have a generally more productive and pleasant read. 2) there are some occasional stylistic problems with the C-code. Not errors, but things like assignments to local variables that would never be referenced that show up. The code is also somewhat more pedestrian than that employed by most working C or C++ coders. For the large audience, this might be a plus. I think the style makes it more accessible to VB and NS-Basic types. But it will be a little off-putting to the hard-core.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
THE Palm OS Networking Book to own
12 July 2002
Format:Paperback
This is THE Book to have if you intend to do any type of network programming on the palm. The time you'll save in the first hour will pay for the book.
Not only is it very well written it includes many great examples, covering the simple to the complex. Even if I'm only doing something relatively simple I've found it's always worth it to see how the author's handled the situation in his examples. There's also a lot of information here that's only briefly touched on in the Palm OS Reference or not covered at all.
I'm very careful about purchasing books, usually relying on reference manuals and online docs when I can. However, this is one that I have absolutely no regrets about adding to my library.
Kevin
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent explanations and examples!
29 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be exactly what I was in search of - something to clearly explain how to use NetLib along with well documented examples! Greg Winton does an excellent job of taking the reader through the development of an FTP application (explaining NetLib and sockets along the way) - each chapter builds on the previous and introduces new concepts in comprehensible portions.
I admit, like most engineers, that I jumped ahead to the end to see the "whole enchilada", but then went back and reread the earlier chapters. This was still a good approach for absorbing all that is presented in this book.
I highly recommend this book to anyone venturing into networking their Palm. It is well written, concise, and contains insights from someone who is clearly experienced in networking.
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