Title: Beginning Java ME Platform Author(s): Ray Rischpater Pages: 600 Publisher: Apress; 1 edition Publication date: 2008 Language: English Format: PDFs ISBN-10: 1430210613 ISBN-13: Description: Have you thought about building games for your cell phone or other wireless devices? Whether you are a first-time wireless Java developer or an experienced professional, Beginning Java ME Platform brings exciting wireless and mobile Java application development right to your door and device!
Beginning Java ME Platform empowers you with the flexibility and power to start building Java applications for your Java-enabled mobile device or cell phone. The book covers sound HTTPS support, user interface API enhancements, the Mobile Media API, the Game API, 3D graphics, Bluetooth, and more.
Further, this book is easy to read and includes many practical, hands-on, and ready-to-use code examples.
What you'll learn
* Discover the various aspects of Java ME, including J2ME and CDC, with special attention paid to the up-and-coming JSRs that will be integrated with future Java ME releases, such as MJSP (JSR248 and JSR249).
* Solidify your understanding of the Java platform and which parts of the platform are in various JSRs to help you select the appropriate market-supported platforms on which to deploy and port your applications
* Explore the full life cycle of Java ME application development, from design to application obfuscation to signing for carrier validation and release.
* Create multimedia and game applications from scratch using the Mobile Media API, Game API, and other APIs most suited for mobile Java-enabled devices and cell phones.
* Work with the latest tools, including NetBeans 5.5 and the NetBeans Mobility Pack.
Who is this book for?
This book is written for developers with a minimum of J2SE experience interested in making the transition to Java ME. It assumes some previous programming experience, but no experience with mobile application development or carriers.
About the Author
Ray Rischpater is a freelance consultant and author with over 8 years' experience writing about and developing for handheld computing platforms. During this time, Ray has participated in the development of Internet technologies for J2ME, QUALCOMM BREW, Palm OS, Newton, and Magic Cap, and proprietary operating systems for vertical handheld computers. In addition, he's consulted during the development of websites for wireless devices using HTML and WAP. Ray is currently a senior software engineer at Rocket Mobile Inc. and holds a bachelor's degree in pure mathematics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of Wireless Web Development, Second Edition and Wireless Web Development with PHP and WAP.
Title: Beginning Java ME Platform