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Summary: Symbian C++ development based on Series 60
Review: For developers looking to get a more and deeper information on developing Symbian C++ based games and applications I highly recommend this book. It covers lots of essentials from the Series 60 based architectures, Symbian OS fundamentals and Series 60 specific UI components.I haven't read this book from cover to cover, but I use most of the examples in my work daily and this book is mandatory for every single Symbian C++ developer developing applications to Series 60 device family... for beginners, this book provides easy to start section starting from SDK installation and emulators and for more advanced programmers, this is mandatory reference library which you can use for checking how to use different kind of classes and methods (functions). Great book, afterall :-)
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Summary: Good book, but can be better
Review: Good study material for new Symbian and Series 60 developers as well as experienced ones. It covers as much as possible in limited 700 pages, from Symbian OS fundamentals, GUI design to more advanced topics, such as ECom, advanced communication technologies. It is kind of nice to provide tips and hints on how to avoid programming mistakes and how to design and develop applications for mobile devices. Last chapter even covers the testing and debugging, which is really useful. It will be better and helpful if example programs can be included in a CD along with the development enviorment.
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Summary: Good for Series 60 Programmer
Review: I am begunning writing our first Symbian OS Software and need a reference book. I choice this book because the SDK do not provide systematic instruction for new programmer.
For this book, you can get this.
The first two chapter is fundamentals, it provide detail information for build up and usage of tool for developer.
The chapter 3 say Symbian OS fundamentals, but i thing this so different to understand for first time developer.I suggest rapidly read this chapter, next read chapter 4 and 5,and come back for read more detail.
For this book, we should open the example for fully understand. Because it only said about the main point. This provide the guide for you but if you want more detail should be reference to SDK.
At the end,this is a good book for learning series 60,provide useful information for good programming , but can not replace the SDK document.
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Summary: Simple but powerful book
Review: I am new to Symbian C++ programming and find myself referring to this book almost daily. It is useful for learning high level concepts and then for digging into the details. The examples are easy to follow. Everything that I have needed to find out has been covered in the book so far. Congratulations to the authors for being so thorough.
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Summary: Simple but powerful book
Review: I am new to Symbian C++ programming and find myself referring to this book almost daily. It is useful for learning high level concepts and then for digging into the details. The examples are easy to follow. Everything that I have needed to find out has been covered in the book so far. Congratulations to the authors for being so thorough.
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Summary: The Textbook for Series 60 Symbian C++ development.
Review: I echo the other review of this book. When I saw its title before it was actually published, I ordered it immediately. I am developing leading-edge apps for Series 60 in particular and have found this book to be very useful indeed. I am going to be giving Symbian OS C++ training in Australia and Asia, and I intend to use this book as one of my textbooks to hand out at the courses. The other book I would recommend as a companion is "Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones" by Harrison, which is a good book; but focuses more on UIQ than Series 60.
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Summary: A Good Starting Point for S60 Programming
Review: I find this book pretty comprehensive in the breadth of topics it covers. It gives information from the SDK installation to UI features. However, this is not supposed to be a SymbianOS manual and should not be used in such manner. I am quite impressed that this book even covers fonts API in good detail. On the whole, this book is a must for all Series 60 beginners. For a little more advanced Series 60 programmers, this will serve as a good quick reference.
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Summary: Packed with information
Review: I picked up this book with the purpose of learning about Symbian development on smart phones and to refresh my C++ grammar. Having heard of other Symbian and Series XX books, I had my doubts regarding the quality of the book's content. As a pleasant surprise, the authors have done a good job in creating a well-structured book that leads a newbie into the world of Series 60 programming. First of all, as the authors state in the preface, prior knowledge of C++ is a prerequisite for getting the most out of this book. On the other hand, because the APIs use a lot of constructs specific to Series 60 development (e.g. how to allocate memory, how to do I/O, string/descriptor classes, etc.), even a beginner like me can quickly build up basic skills with the sole help of this book and some old-fashioned hard work. The book starts out with chapters describing the development environment, including basic how-to's for building Series 60 applications with the command-line tools, Microsoft Visual Studio, Metrowerks CodeWarrior, and Borland C++ Builder. Important stuff that could've warranted more attention -- my first gripes with this book. Next, the authors introduce Symbian/Series 60 specific concepts such as the naming conventions, the new memory allocation scheme and exception handling, descriptors, collection classes, Active Objects (asynchronous services), file I/O, and the client/server architecture that forms the basis for all Symbian applications. I was especially delighted about the clarity of this section although I would've preferred seeing more code snippets. After introducing the different architectures to choose from (control-based, dialog-based, view-switching), the vast majority of the book is dedicated to describing how particular APIs of the Series 60 platform are used for creating UIs, networking, and manipulating multimedia content. Key system APIs for accessing the phonebook, calendar, etc. application engines are also explained although not in too much detail considering how essential these services can be for many potential applications. The last chapter also describes some best practices and tools for quality assurance, which is no doubt a useful addition to a book like this (although more attention could've been given to unit testing, which is only mentioned in passing). I am very satisfied with this book. Even though I would've wanted more sample code and more detail in many parts of the book (the authors refer to sample applications distributed along with the Series 60 SDKs, which was a bit annoying), this book is packed with information and the content is well balanced as a whole. I won't be looking around for another Symbian/Series 60 book now that I've got this one.
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: Just like a Bible for symbian OS C++ developers.
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Summary: Developing Series 60 Applications
Review: The book is good in details about the applicatons development.
It is easy for me to get along with.
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