Publications
I write software and I write about software. According to my wife, it is the first love of my life and she is right. I met her after I fell in love with software.
First let me cover the applications that are available to download. Additionally, there is a huge list of unfinished applications and ideas, so in case you are interested in lending a helping hand to bring them to life, drop me a line.
Application List
- Save A Life
- Mumbai Health Tracker
- Exam Helper
- Mumbai Blood Bank Location Agent
- Kids Challenge Mathematics
- Wordnik Developer Challenge submissions
I submitted several applications as part of the Wordnik Developer Challenge recently. My submission page with all the applications is present over here. My Dictionary Google Talk Bot won an honorable mention. Please find the announcement here.The next few apps are just games that I have written. They require the Adobe AIR runtime to be installed first. Download it from here and then download the application as per the link given below.
- Cows and Bulls:
Cows and Bulls is a number guessing game. The target is to guess a 4-digit number that the computer has guessed.
Download Link - Alphabet Blast:
An Adobe® AIR™ based game to help kids and adults alike to get comfortable with the keyboard while playing a game.
Download Link - 1-2 Ka 4
A children’s game based on the classic game “Ekka Par Chaar”.
Download Link
My Writings
I am a published author of technical books & articles. Writing a book is a unique experience and I strongly recommend anyone with a technical background and interested in writing to give it a shot. I have also also been a Technical Reviewer on several books from publishing houses like O’Reilly, Addison Wesley and Wrox.
In addition to the books and articles, I have also written a HTML5 Series which is archived over here and I continue to write regularly on APIs at ProgrammableWeb and you can find all of those articles over here.
In case you are looking for Technical Reviewers on any of the following Topics : Cloud Computing, Google App Engine, Android, HTML5, General Mobile Computing; do drop me a line at romin DOT k DOT irani @ gmail . com
The books that I have contributed to are listed below:
1. AXIS : Next Generation Java SOAP

2. Web Services Business Strategies and Architectures

3. Beginning JSP Web Development


5. Professional Java Web Services

Articles
I have written several articles that have got published in various technical sites. Here are a few of the articles. I will keep this page updated with the latest articles.
- Developing Google Wave Gadgets using Adobe Flex
- Getting Started with Adobe Stratus
- Introduction to Flex with Flash Builder 4 – Part I
Older Articles
Some of the articles listed below do go back several years and may have lost relevance since they are in the fast moving and quickly-obsolete world of technology.

