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    Building Mobile Applications with Java

    An O’Reilly book showing how to build cross-platform mobile apps with Java, Google Web Toolkit, and PhoneGap.

    O’Reilly Media · 2012 · Book · Java · Mobile Development · Java · Google Web Toolkit · PhoneGap · Android · iOS · webOS

    I wrote the O'Reilly book Building Mobile Applications with Java in 2012. I showed how use Google Web Toolkit (GWT) to write Java code that compiles to JavaScript, then package the app for mobile devices with PhoneGap. This was very hot stuff back in 2012. These days someone would probably use TypeScript and React Native instead.

    The book covers building and styling mobile apps, adapting interfaces for different screens, and using device features like GPS and the camera. It included examples for iOS, Android, and webOS.

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