Palm webOS Development Book To be Published Soon by O'Reilly

Palm announced today that it is working with O'Reilly Media to create the first official resource for programming its new webOS platform.

The Palm webOS book will offer developers concise information about the application model and framework, how to use Palm's Mojo SDK to build software to run on webOS, along with best practices, considerations, and guidelines for design and development.

Start Reading Now
The first chapter of "Palm webOS: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo Framework" is already available online through the Palm Developer Network.

It is being published as part of Rough Cuts, a service from Safari Books Online that provides early access to books on cutting-edge technologies prior to publication. Programmers eager to learn how to develop applications on webOS can read the book online as it is being written, or download it as a PDF.

The complete book will be published upon release of Mojo, Palm's webOS software development kit (SDK).

A Webcast, Too
Mitch Allen, software chief technology officer at Palm will also present a free webcast on Feb. 25 at 1 pm EST to offer developers a preview of the webOS operating system and development environment, followed by a Q&A session.

More information on this webcast can be found on O'Reilly's website.

More about the webOS
The webOS is Palm's new operating system for consumer-oriented smartphones. It will have a strong focus on the Web, and be able to synchronize data with online services like Google and Facebook.

Applications for it will be developed using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. "Palm webOS is unlike any mobile platform available today,” said Palm's Mitch Allen. "Because it leverages several industry-standard web technologies, including CSS, HTML and JavaScript, it enables them to build native JavaScript applications and provides a rich open development environment that's familiar to tens of millions of web developers."

The Palm Pre will be the first device to use the webOS. This upcoming model will feature a sliding keyboard as well as a multitouch-capable 3.1-inch display. It will also be equipped with 8 GB of onboard storage, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 3.0 megapixel camera with LED flash. 

It will be available first from the U.S. carrier Sprint, who will add EV-DO Rev. A.

The webOS will take the place of the Palm OS.

Source: Palm