Tutorials, samples, and additional resources

Tutorials and samples help you get started with and learn about IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation. Use them to evaluate what the product can do for you.

Tutorials and associated samples

For you to learn the most important features of IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation, tutorials are available on the Get Started page of the Developer Center for MPF.

Tutorials are organized in categories.

Each tutorial is composed of web pages to learn the steps and one or two companion samples to practice and reuse. The samples are provided as compressed files and contain pieces of code or script files that support the step-by-step instructions. When a tutorial includes some exercises, a companion sample provides the solutions to these exercises.

The same page provides links for you to download compressed files containing the materials for the tutorials and samples.

Sample applications

Demonstrations are available from the Starter application samples page of the Developer Center for a collection of features.

Additional documentation

The Additional documentation page of the Developer Center provides more useful links, including a guide to scalability and hardware sizing.

Terms and conditions

Before we use the MPF Foundation Getting Started modules, exercises, and code samples that are available from this Get Started page, you must agree on the terms and conditions that are set forth here:

This information contains sample code provided in source code form. You may copy, modify, and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM for the purposes of developing, using, marketing or distributing application programs conforming to the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample code is written. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, IBM PROVIDES THE SAMPLE SOURCE CODE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. IBM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR OPERATION OF THE SAMPLE SOURCE CODE. IBM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, DATA, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS. IBM HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE SAMPLE SOURCE CODE.

The resources might include applicable third-party licenses. Review the third-party licenses before we use any of the resources. We can find the third-party licenses that apply to each sample in the notices.txt file that is included with each sample.