WAP Development with WML and WMLScript

by Ben Forta

Introduces the wireless application protocol (WAP), a communications protocol based on HTTP. The book shows HTML developers how to port their sites to WAP, and web application developers how to generate content for wireless devices. Topics include card navigation, wireless markup language (WML), email integration, timers, alerts, and security. The CD-ROM contains sample code and evaluation copies of applications and tools. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Paperback

Published September 22, 2000

About the author

Ben Forta is an author and Senior Technical Evangelist for Adobe Systems, particularly ColdFusion and Flex, and the owner of EmTek Systems. He previously worked in a similar capacity for Macromedia and Allaire Corporation, the two previous owners of ColdFusion.

In addition to writing numerous technical books on ColdFusion, SQL, and Regular Expressions, Forta co-authored Adobe's official ColdFusion training materials and certification tests and lectures on application development around the world. Many of his books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide.

Before working for Allaire, he founded the website Car.com, which was later purchased by Auto-By-Tel. Born in London, England, Forta lives in Oak Park, Michigan with his wife and their children.

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Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Translated into 37 languages (and only useful for about two years, as the technology quickly evolved) this book led the way in Wireless Application Programming at the turn of the millennium. In it, your humble co-author teaches you how to animate a graphical star on a cell phone screen, among other techniques.