Product Description

This new book, first in the Academy series, is the official guide to the ASD exam, priming candidates for the exam, explaining exactly what they need to know.

The Primer explains the knowledge tested in the Accredited Symbian Developer exam, identifying and explaining the topics examined. Each of the exam′s objectives is succinctly described, with the appropriate concepts explained in detail. Both standard C++ and topics specific to Symbian C++, such as Symbian Types and Declarations, Platform Secuirty, and Cleanup Stack, are covered.

The authors are experts in the field of Symbian C++ and contributed extensively to the design and creation of questions for the ASD exam. Jo Stichbury is the author of Symbian OS Explained and both authors are, of course, fully qualified Accredited Symbian Developers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #472556 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 358 pages

From the Back Cover
The Accredited Symbian Developer qualification (ASD) allows professional Symbian developers to validate their understanding and knowledge of Symbian C++ software development with an industry–recognized certificate of professional achievement.

The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer is the definitive guide to passing the ASD exam and becoming an Accredited Symbian Developer. The authors have identified essential information within the exam and explained each aspect in the appropriate detail.

This is the official guide to the ASD exam.

Key highlights include:

• Clear, concise and focused explanations
• Expertise from industry specialists
• The fundamentals of both C++ and Symbian C++ programming
• Accompanying website filled with sample exam questions

About the Author
Jo Stichbury is the author of Symbian OS Explained and one of the first Accredited Symbian Developers.  She has been a Symbian OS C++ developer since 1997, working for Symbian, Ericsson and Nokia.  Jo has worked with Symsource to write a number of the questions in the ASD exam.

Mark Jacobs has been in the software industry business for over 18 years, and has worked for Symbian OS for 6 years as a senior developer and system architect, often closely with Symbian licensees.  He is an Accredited Symbian Developer.

Customer Reviews

The most important facts of development for Symbian OS
This book summarizes the most important facts of C++ development for Symbian OS mobile phones. All relevant topics of the Accredited Symbian Developer-exam are dealt with. The concepts and tasks are explained in-depth, so you will almost certainly learn about new details that you were not aware of before - no matter how experienced you are.

The main target group of this book are people who do already have experience with Symbian OS and want to expand their knowledge or prepare for the exam. However, it is equally well-suited if you do already have programming experience and want to learn the facts about correct Symbian OS development as fast as possible. Keeping those two reader groups in mind, it naturally rules out people just starting with development. Even though the book includes a quick review of the most relevant C++ topics, the pace will be too high for beginners. For them, other books like "Developing S60 Applications" will be more suited, which introduce readers to the relatively complex world of development for Symbian OS at a slower speed and with more practical examples.

A big advantage of this book is hat it's - at the time of writing this text - new and therefore covers the latest aspects of Symbian OS 9 (e.g. Platform Security, RBuf-descriptors, ...). Most other currently available Symbian OS books do not include those parts yet.

A short word of warning: Some sections of this book are identical to "Symbian OS Explained", which was written by the excellent author Jo Stichbury as well. That book is also highly recommended - but if your budget is limited, you should probably not buy those two books at the same time. Which one you want depends on your needs. The "Primer"-book is more up-to-date and more fact-oriented. In contrast to that, the "Explained"-book is based on Symbian OS 8 and therefore does not yet include some new concepts, but gives a broader overview of topics that are not directly relevant for the exam, but are still very useful.

In conclusion, "The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer" is highly recommended and you can buy it without thinking twice. No matter how experienced with C++ development for Symbian OS you are, you will almost certainly find something interesting in this book. However, it's better if you do already have some Symbian OS development experience, as the pace of this book might be too high otherwise.