Beginner S60 Development Podcast
Duncan SampleI'm having trouble starting to program for S60, so I thought I'd document my progress and see if the experts have some tips/advice along the way.
I've been interested in making some applications for S60 devices (My N95) for a while now, but never got round to having a thorough go at it. My main problem has been that I download SDKs and IDEs for (in both C++ and Java) and it always takes me ages to figure out how to compile the 'Hello World' examples, even from following the video tutorials.
I have experience with scripted languages like PHP and Ruby on Rails, and partial experience of Java, but very little knowledge of C++, so I think I may be in a good position to show a real beginner's experience.
I'm aiming my podcast (both audio and video) at people wanting to get into the world of S60 but currently only have experience of desktop programming. I may not do everything perfectly correctly, but I'll be learning at the same time, so please correct me in the comments.
I will begin by assessing the different available languages, the merits of each and possibly a 'Hello World' app in each, then I will settle down with my chosen language and go more in depth.
Release Schedule and Guests
I will be doing this in my spare time, so please forgive the very irregular release schedule.
If you are an expert on S60 programming (whether that's C++, Java, Python or some other language) please get in touch, I'd really like to have some people on my show to spread knowledge.
