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Part I: Getting Started on BlackBerry Apps
Figure 1-1:
The
BlackBerry
Curve Home
Screen with
the Browser
application
selected.
Figure 1-2:
The
Browser
application
in action.
Here are a few other reasons why I see the BlackBerry as a great development
opportunity:
✓ BlackBerry applications tend to be small. This makes them easy to
develop and maintain, and they don’t require a large development team:
You need fewer people to debate the pros and cons of different ways to
do the same thing.
✓ BlackBerry apps narrowly focus on delivering what the user wants,
and no more. The apps are simple and direct, providing the user with
only the information they want — and the tools to get it.
✓ BlackBerry apps use Java. You can leverage any desktop PC Java
programming experience you have.
✓ The tools and simulators are all free. You can do all your development
on a Windows PC. The simulators all execute the same code as the
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