BlackBerry Application Development: select an appropriate tool

Some time ago, the BlackBerry 6 platform was released, and the functions and ease of use of BlackBerry were enhanced. When you set up a BlackBerry mobile application, you will find that all the required tools are ready. For browser-based applications, you can continue to use the tools currently used to create pages. The only difference for developers is the size and function of the created page. The technologies behind the page are the same, such as HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript. RIM recently released a tool that allows developers to establish and test mobile Web applications in Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse.

BlackBerry 6

When creating a BlackBerry multi-client application, all the tools you need can be obtained from RIM for free. These tools can only run in Windows. They can be downloaded from the BlackBerry developer website www.blackberry.com/developers for free. Developers can use IDEEclipse Integrated Development Environment to build and test browsers and Java applications, while browser applications can use Microsoft Visual Studio.

Some Java developers are used to using the IDE that has been in use for many years. Java developers who don't like Eclipse or who don't want to use rim jde can still use their favorite Java IDE To develop BlackBerry applications. The BlackBerry JDE Component Package can be used together with other ides to create and test the BlackBerry Application.