Pro Java ME Apps
Copyright 2011 by Ovidiu Iliescu
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Contents at a Glance
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About the Author
Ovidiu Iliescu is a self-taught software developer; he started to write computer programs when he was 9 and now has almost 15 years of experience under his belt. After writing desktop applications and web-based applications, Ovidiu shifted his attention to the field of mobile development. With a passion for all things computer related, his main interests besides mobile software are computer graphics, algorithms and optimizations.
Ovidiu lives in Romania and has recently started his own software company, November Solutions, to turn his ideas into products and maybe conquer the world. Currently, he is also working as a software developer for Enough Software and occasionally takes on interesting projects as a freelancer.
You can get in touch with Ovidiu by visiting his website at www.ovidiuiliescu.com
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About the Technical Reviewer
Carol Hamer received her Ph.D. in Number Theory from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Since then, she has worked as a software engineer for twelve years in the U.S., France, and Switzerland, including three years working for In-Fusio Mobile Games.
Carol has written three books on mobile game programming: J2ME Games with MIDP2, Creating Mobile Games, and Learn BlackBerry Games Development, all from Apress.
Acknowledgments
Douglas Pundick and Carol Hamer have provided valuable help and suggestions for the book's content. Adam Heath has kept an watchful eye on things and has extended my deadlines more than once. Mary Ann Fugate and Sharon Wilkey have painstakingly copy edited the entire manuscript. Without them, this book could not exist. Thank you!
My friends and loved ones have been very supportive of me during the entire writing process. They have tolerated my busy schedule and my sometimes weary attitude. For this they have my gratitude.
Special thanks go out to Robert Virkus and to everyone at Enough Software for their support and for being an exceptionally awesome bunch of people.