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Chapter 1: Gathering What You Need to Develop BlackBerry Apps
do BlackBerry development. In general, it’s better to have a fast machine with
lots of RAM, though you certainly don’t need to buy the most expensive new
computer on the market.
Figure 1-10:
A
BlackBerry
smartphone
simulator
running the
application
WordLocker.
Your development machine will need to handle the following tasks when
you’re developing BlackBerry software:
✓ Editing code: Any computer running Windows XP can support the
requirements of the JDE or any other text editor you prefer. Any machine
that can run Windows Vista or Windows 7 is also an appropriate choice.
Because Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows XP, you might want
to use a newer version of Windows. While Windows XP still works well
for developing BlackBerry apps, you should consider the advantages of
using a newer Windows OS such as Windows 7 because keeping XP
running will get more and more difficult as time goes on.
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