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Why Symbian OS Development is Very Difficult

Categories: Developer, Symbian
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 9:45 AM

First of all let me underline that this post SHOULD NOT disencourage you to develop for Symbian OS. Quite contrary, the idea is to get to know some “obstacles” BEFORE you start developing for Symbian OS. Yes, there are some obstacles and many “strange” programming paradigms in the development for Symbian OS. However, it is the market leading platform, and so far the single best mobile OS in the world (telephony stack in Windows Mobile sucks).

Now, this is not that much of a post, as it is the link. Again, Antony Pranata, a Forum Nokia Champion, has a post on the subject. I can not emphasize enough how much this is a must read for any Symbian OS developer wanna-be. Here’s the link.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.