Developing Software For Symbian Os, 2nd Ed

Many problems encountered by engineers developing code for specialized Symbian subsystems boil down to a lack of understanding of the core Symbian programming concepts. Developing Software for Symbian OS remedies this problem as it provides a comprehensive coverage of all the key concepts. Numerous examples and descriptions are also included, which focus on the concepts the author has seen developers struggle with the most. The book covers development ranging from low-level system programming to end user GUI applications. It also covers the development and packaging tools, as well as providing some detailed reference and examples for key APIs.

Table of contents :
Foreword (Jo Stichbury)
Foreword (Warren Day)
Biography
Author Acknowledgments
· Symbian Press Acknowledgments
· Symbian OS Code Conventions and Notations Used in the Book
· Smartphones and Symbian OS
· Symbian OS Quick Start
· Symbian OS Architecture
· Symbian OS Programming Basics
· Symbian OS Build Environment
· Strings, Buffers, and Data Collections
· Platform Security and Symbian Signed
· Asynchronous Functions and Active Objects
· Processes, Threads, and Synchronization
· Client-Server Framework
· Symbian OS TCP/IP Network Programming
· GI Application Programming
References
Index

Market Description :
It is aimed at people with mid to advanced programming skills and knowledge of C++. It also provides a concise reference to Symbian OS programming for more experienced developers.

About Author :
Steve Babin has developed software ranging from hardware level firmware, device drivers, diagnostics, embedded real time software and application GUIs, and has developed software for avionics, medical devices, internet appliances, semiconductor and wireless cell phone products.
He works at IBM where he is currently designing and developing VPN products for Symbian OS smartphones. He has written many technical guides and design documents during his software development career, as well as magazine articles.