At EclipseCon, RIM announced a BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) plug-in for Eclipse to enable Eclipse developers to create and test robust mobile apps for the BlackBerry platform using the familiar Integrated Development Environment (IDE). In addition, the Canadian company also announced that it has become a member of the Eclipse Foundation.
Key benefits of the BlackBerry JDE Plug-in for Eclipse include:
- Extends familiar development experience to mobile application development
- Simplifies mobile application development
- Accelerates mobile application testing
- Optimizes application design for BlackBerry smartphones
- Leverages BlackBerry Enterprise server
Interested? A beta version of the plug-in is immediately available as a free download from here.