Palm Webos: The Insider's Guide to Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo(tm) Framework

by Mitch Allen

A Note from the Author and from O'Reilly Media about what this book does--and doesn't--do:

Palm webOS is a brand new platform and represents a very different type of operating system where the web runtime is used as the basis for the UI and Application model. Palm and O'Reilly felt that it was important to have a book available to help developers get a basic understanding of the new Palm platform at the time that the SDK was released; this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596155255
• ISBN13: 9780596155254
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A 'must' for any Palm programmer or library catering to them

Any computer library strong in mobile programming potential needs PALM WEBOS: an official guide to building JavaScript applications for palm's new mobile operating system. Written by Palm's software CTO, this offers a basic overviews of design basics, architecture, tools and services needed to develop webOS applications, and is a 'must' for any Palm programmer or library catering to them.

Already making apps

I must say that I am finding it very easy to make apps for the phone. (Further evidenced by every time I come up with an idea for an app, someone ELSE has already made one.) This book is a valuable resource and provides a great tutorial of many features by building a news app. However, I have already noticed a couple places where the News app tutorial is missing a key step. Luckily, the communities for the book are alive and have discussed this already. That being said, this is a very good place for any potential Palm Pre/webOS developer to start.