Muhammad Saif Uddin - IBM Worklight Mobile Application Development Essentials

Muhammad Saif Uddin has diverse experience in mobile, software, and web development. For the past few years, he has been exploring new mobile development environments to make mobile app development easy in the future. He has exposure to most of the development technologies that exist but is mainly focused on Android and iOS mobile development. He has successfully designed over 30 mobile apps, which are distributed on iTunes and App StoreAMEX Mobile and Bayt Mobile are two of these apps. He is also IBM Worklight Certified, and besides his remarkable knowledge of the mobile world, he has introduced many enterprise and web applications with Responsive Web Design. He blogs at http://saifo.blogspot.com and writes articles and tutorials on different technologies that include Android, Worklight, and Java. He lives in Karachi, Pakistan, with his wife and family.

First, I would like to thank Almighty Allah (Subahana wa tala). The people I'd like to thank most for their direct or indirect help in writing this book are my wife and my parents; the rest of my family for their love and support; and my fellow staff and friends who gave me encouragement and support, including Adeel Ansari, Aneel Ansari, Kashif Haseeb, Babar Qadri, and Mobin Khan.

Finally, I'd like to thank my co-author, Talha Haroon, without whom this project wouldn't have been possible.

Talha Haroon initially started working in the HRM and CRM fields as his main areas of focus, but later on in his career path, he dedicatedly moved to MobileFirst. If we glance at his specialities, then it would become apparent that he has proficient expertise in ERP's development and customization as well as mobile hybrid development. He is also IBM Worklight Certified and has deployed and developed many enterprise and mobile applications in which AMEX Mobile app and AppleVacationsOnline.com are the most highlighted and his biggest products. Moreover, he has introduced some futuristic business processes that will assist retail businesses to grow by themselves.

After thanking Allah (subahana wa tala), I am pleased to thank my mother, Fauzia Haroon, who always prays for me and has made me capable enough to raise myself in an upright way. Of course, my special thanks to my co-author, Muhammad Saif Uddin, who played a very crucial role within this project.

The staff at Packt Publishing worked inexhaustibly with us to make sure that this book attained the level of quality that we hoped for, and we thank them for their efforts. Without them, this book would not have been possible. It includes not only our publisher, but also the following contributors: Priyanka Shah, Jomin Varghese, Ashish Bhanushali, and fellow reviewers include ABDUL AHAD, Houcem BERRAYANA, Touchapon Kraisingkorn, Mohammad Omer Raza, and Saurabh Srivastava.

Special thanks to Mustafa Qutbuddin, CEO, Royal Cyber. It was because of you that we were able to get this book completed.

Also, special thanks to Syed Basheer, Senior Manager, Royal Cyber, for playing your part and providing perfect guidance to us.