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Penrillian has announced the free availability of an open C++ Standard Template Library (STL) for Symbian OS. Availability of the Standard Template Library has been one of the most common requests from Symbian OS programmers looking for a ready-made set of common classes to speed the development process.
The library is a port of Mike Sharov’s uSTL implementation. It has the particular feature of generating small object code sizes – an important requirement for most UIQ applications. The library provides a subset of the full C++ STL standard library, along with some features to improve usability for Symbian OS. The additional features include:
- Easy interchange between Symbian OS descriptors and std::string UTF strings
- Using User::Leave for memory errors.
Penrillian is making the new STL available as a free download from its website under the MIT Licence (virtually no restrictions on use). Release one has been tested on UIQ-based devices. A future release will include support for S60 3rd Edition.
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Dusan Belic
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.
