Books by Kim Topley

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J2ME in a Nutshell

by Kim Topley
333 pages - - 5.7 MB New!

To the experienced Java developer, J2ME (the Java 2 Micro Edition) looks just familiar enough to be tempting, but just different enough to warrant caution. J2ME in a Nutshellprovides the extra security you need when venturing into programming for cell phones, PDAs and other consumer electronic devices. It gives you the reference material you need for J2ME, together with a tutorial that leverages your existing knowledge and teaches you what is different about J2ME without boring you to tears with details you already know.

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JavaFX Developer’s Guide

by Kim Topley
333 pages - - 20.6 MB New!

The JavaFX platform makes it possible to write applications that can be deployed across devices ranging from cell phones to desktops, with little or no change required. JavaFX applications are written using JavaFX Script, a new and easy-to-use scripting language.

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Learn WatchKit for iOS

by Kim Topley
333 pages - - 9.46 MB New!

Learn WatchKit for iOS covers the development of applications for the new Apple Watch using the WatchKit framework in iOS 8 and the Swift programming language. In this book, an Apple Watch application is an extension to an existing iOS app and is packaged and submitted to the App Store along with it. Using a suite of simple examples, Kim Topley, co-author of Beginning iPhone Development with Swift, introduces and explains every feature of WatchKit and the associated technologies that you’ll need to understand to build Apple Watch applications for iOS 8, culminating in a complete WatchKit application that shows weather forecast information for various cities around the world on the Apple Watch.

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Java Web Services in a Nutshell

by Kim Topley
333 pages - - 6 MB New!

The “Java Web Services in a Nutshell, 1st Edition” is an instructive book for Java programming students. Kim Topley is the author of this programming book. Kim Topley has more than 25 years of experience as a software developer and was one of the first people in the world to obtain the Sun Certified Java Developer qualification. He has written numerous programming books and all of them are worth reading. Java Web Services, in a Nutshell, is a very good book to start with web service. Readers can easily find most of their interests on this topic. The explanation and examples provide most of the needs to start with a web service project. It begins with an introduction to Java web services, with a discussion of how they differ from web applications. Additionally, Kim Topley delivers practical information to help developers make sense of the rapidly changing in official documents. To be honest, this book has a good reference for Java Web Services. This amazing guide engages the readers from start to end of page. In short, Java Web Services, in a Nutshell, is a must-read book for the Java programming students.