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Antony Pranata tells us how to start Symbian OS C++ development

Categories: Symbian
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, December 16th, 2006 at 10:34 AM

Download SDK

The first thing to do is download the Symbian OS C++ SDK. Which SDK to download? There are several SDKs depending on the UI platforms of the phones.

Download IDE

Another question that usually comes up from developers is "Which IDE to use?" Once again, there are several IDEs supporting Symbian OS C++.

Buy Books

There have been many concerns about the quality of SDK documentation, which is not good enough. That’s why I would recommend buying one of Symbian OS C++ books

Technical Articles, Sample Codes and Forum Discussion

Sometimes books are not enough, so you may want to read some technical articles about Symbian OS C++ as well. There are several good sources

Source: Forum Nokia

All you developers get cracking!

About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Antony Pranata

    Thanks for featuring my blog here. Many people has said that Symbian OS development has very steep learning curve. Even writing Hello World application is not that easy.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    So what is Nokia doing to make it easier? I mean finding the balance between using resources efficiently and rapid application development is crucial.

  • JANA

    HOW COULD I PROGRAM USING C++ UNDER SYMBIAN