This book was written with the experienced C programmer in mind. If you know
nothing at all about Palm OS programming, this book will get you started with the
fundamentals, teaching you how the Palm OS works, showing you the tools available
for Palm OS development, and providing you with tips to make your own
applications work seamlessly within Palms programming guidelines.
Even if you already have delved into the world of creating Palm OS applications,
you will find this book a useful resource, because it covers almost every aspect of
Palm OS development in depth. The Palm OS is very large, and this book can serve
as a guide to exploring those parts of the operating system that you have not yet
dealt with.
If you wish to create Web clipping applications for the Palm VII/VIIx, you will
need to know the basics of HTML and Web page creation to make the Palm Query
Applications (PQAs) that reside on the handheld and provide a client-side connection
to the Internet. To create the server side of a Web clipping application, you
will need to be familiar with some sort of system for creating dynamic Web
content, such as Perl CGI or Active Server Pages.
Conduit programming requires knowledge of C++, as well as a working knowledge
of how to create desktop applications for either Windows or the Mac OS.