Netscape Mozilla Source Code Guide | William R. Stanek

Netscape Mozilla Source Code Guide | William R. Stanek | Get the head's up on Mozilla

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	Netscape Mozilla Source Code Guide William R. Stanek IDG Books Worldwide Inc, 1999 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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Netscape?? Mozilla?(TM) source code guide All the Techniques You Need to Put Mozilla to Work Mozilla, the open source version of Netscape Communicator, is an indispensable resource if you want to develop custom Internet applications. But Mozilla is also dauntingly complex, with over 50 separate modules comprising more than 30 million lines of code. This unique guide, developed in collaboration with Netscape Communications, provides a lucid overview of each Mozilla module -- and shows you step by step how to harness the cross-platform power of this versatile Internet application. Working Solutions for Internet Development Challenges
* Understand the legal ground rules that govern the use of Mozilla code
* Master key Mozilla concepts such as virtual interfaces, interface identifiers, factories, repositories, and linked libraries
* Grasp how each Mozilla module is organized, named, and used
* Get up to speed on powerful Mozilla development tools such as CVS, Bonsai, Tinderbox, and Bugzilla
* Learn step-by-step programming techniques for customizing the Mozilla back end and front end
* Discover how to build Mozilla source on a Windows, Macintosh, or Unix platform
* Join the Mozilla open source movement -- and stay in touch through mozilla.org, newsletters, and online discussion groups
Published and technically reviewed with the authorization and collaboration of Netscape Communications Corporation Bonus CD-ROM includes:
* Source code for Mozilla
* Additional open source modules
* Mozilla developer tools
www.idgbooks.com www.netscapepress.com www.mozilla.org System Requirements: Windows system running Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000; Microsoft Visual C++ version 5.0 or later; Perl5 for win32; Macintosh running MacOS 8.5 and MetroWerks CodeWarrior Pro 4.1 or later; Unix or Linux system with Perl 5 and a C/C++ compiler, such as egcs version 1.1.1 or gcc version 2.7.2

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Excellent Starter Guide

Getting started on the Mozilla project is nearly impossible. This book took several months off my ramp up time and I owe a huge thank you to the author Mr. Stanek. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to work with the Mozilla source. Excellent from start to finish.

I also recommend to readers who want to learn key lessons from this massive development project. Again, a good choice.

Get the head's up on Mozilla

This book couldn't possibly cover the entire Mozilla code, but I think it's excellent at getting you oriented with the structure of the Mozilla code, Mozilla.org and how to use it, basic developer stuff like CVS, and how to build Mozilla on your system, be it Unix, Linux, Windows, or Mac. I rate this one a definite buy.

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Too much evangelizing and little technical details

Unfortuantely the author has spent a lot of 'page real-estate' evangelizing the open-source movement, instead of providing more info on the innards of mozilla.

It's still a good intro if you are planning to dwelve into mozilla's source code, but it's definately lightweight.

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