Today I 'ave mainly bean realising that I still have never written any useful software for any phone. Every time a family member or friend gets a new phone I start asking the same question: "How can I program this nice handheld XYZ device".
I have spent a little time with my favorite language Python on my old Nokia. I have struggled and ultimately failed to get to grips with Objectional-C for the iPhone (NOTE I may yet change my mind on this one see later posts). Now I am wondering if I can do a bit of Java for a Blackberry.
Initial searches reveal that I can do this on my Mac. All I need is Eclipse with theBlackberry O.S 6 extensions. However the downside seems to be that I have to do all my testing on my actual phone.
This would be alright but what happens when I write some code that runs amok and kills my phone.
It seems that you have to code the app in Java without a nasty Gui editor that hides what is really going on under some magic. So that suits me. I NEVER like "Visual Studio" gui builders. They are really annoying! I wont start on this here as it one of my favorite Soap Box topics.
So if I want to test my programs using a simulator I must go to the PC. So that's a downside.
More (including links to useful sites) later....
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