The Symbian OS Architecture Sourcebook
As Symbian OS becomes more mainstream – a volume product and not just a niche one – I hope this book will serve as a primer for the curious and a way in to a deeper understanding of what Symbian OS is, where it came from and why it is currently riding high.
Certainly there is material here which is useful to Symbian OS developers – both seasoned and novice – and which has previously been hard to find. However, this book takes a different approach to that of most Symbian Press books; it is not so much a ‘how to’ book as a ‘what and why’ book (and to some extent also a ‘who and when’ book).
Part 1 is a Symbian OS primer, a rapid introduction that sketches the background of the mobile telephony market, traces the emergence of Symbian OS and Symbian the company, conducts a rapid tour of the architecture of Symbian OS, and provides a refresher – or introduction – to the key ideas of object orientation (OO) in software.
Part 2 begins the more detailed exploration of the architecture of Symbian OS, following the Symbian OS System Model layering to provide a complete, high-level, architectural description of Symbian OS.
Part 3 returns to the historical approach of the primer chapters, and presents five case studies, each exploring some aspect of Symbian OS, or of its history and evolution, in depth. Drawing on the insights – and the recollections – of those who were involved, these studies trace and try to understand the forces that have shaped the operating system. Appendix A contains a component by component reference, ordered alphabetically by component name, which is definitely intended for a developer audience. It also includes a color pull-out of the System Model for the current public release, Symbian OS v9.3.
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