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Books by Robert Virkus:

Pro J2ME Polish: Open Source Wireless Java Tools Suite
By Robert Virkus
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Robert Virkus is the architect and lead programmer for the open source project J2ME Polish. He is an internationally recognized J2ME expert and is a member of Mobile Solutions Group, Bremen, Germany.

After studying law and computer science in Bremen, Germany, and Sheffield, England, Robert began working in the mobile industry in 1999. He followed WAP and J2ME from their very beginnings and developed large-scale mobile betting applications. In 2003, he founded Enough Software, the company behind J2ME Polish. In his spare time, Robert enjoys the company of his girlfriend, Jinny, and his dog, Benny. Other spare-time favorites are going to concerts of soul, ska, and punk-rock bands and playing around with old computers like Atari 400, Commodore 8296 and MCS Alpha 1.

Robert's favorite books:

Next Generation Wireless Applications by Paul Golding – A unique book since it does not deal with a single technology, but demonstrates the power and increased usability that results from integrating various technologies, including J2EE, MMS, P2P, J2ME, Location services and more.

Beginning J2ME: From Novice to Professional by Sing Li and Jonathan Knudsen – One of the best introductions to J2ME programming in general!

Code Complete by Steve McConnell – Indispensable for becoming a good programmer.

Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving by Jonathan Koomey – As a decision maker and programmer you frequently need to make sense out of numbers. Koomey helps you here a long way.

Java Performance Tuning by Jack Shirazi – A complete coverage of all performance issues, which is quite important for wireless Java applications.

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh – A most entertaining and educating history of cryptography.

Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond – The very personal story about the creation of Linux.

Java Development with Ant by Eric Hatcher and Steve Loughran – A well-written and complete (at that time) coverage of Ant, the standard for building Java applications.

J2ME Game Programming by Martin Wells – A humorously written book about writing games for MIDP 1.0 phones.

Decompiling Java by Godfrey Nolan – A good guide for learning about the virtual machine by decompiling Java programs.

Questions and Answers with Pro J2ME Polish: Open-Source Wireless Java Tools Suite Author Robert Virkus — Robert offers an interview with his thoughts on J2ME Polish.