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Welcome to the BlackBerry Developer's Blog

Administrator on 08-11-2009 09:24 AM

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I am absolutely thrilled to be welcoming you here with the very first post of the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog.  We have been working very hard to create a great blog for our developer community with compelling and informative content.  The BlackBerry Developer’s Blog will be a key component to the overall BlackBerry® Developer Zone  experience, and will cover three distinct areas:
 
  • Technical Discussion and Insights – Including best practices for BlackBerry development, code snippets, and general technical information on how to make applications users will come back to time and again.
  • Market Insight – Discussions of trends and opportunities in mobile development and mobile applications that RIM sees from breathing the mobile industry every single day.
  • Developer Engagement – We have substantial plans to get more engaged with our regional and local developer communities all around the world, from Australia to Argentina and everywhere in-between.  We will be using the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog to communicate events in your region and opportunities to meet other BlackBerry developers.

One of the important aspects of a great blog is community engagement and we’re making that a primary focus on the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog. We will, of course, respond to your questions and comments, but we’re also looking for you to share your experiences and insights with the rest of the BlackBerry development community. 

Post a comment and say hello! We look forward to hearing from you.
Message Edited by mkirkup on 08-11-2009 09:31 AM

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by on 08-11-2009 11:09 AM
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Hello Mike - this sounds like a great resource for developers.
by Buzzedword(anon) on 08-11-2009 11:10 AM
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Way to go guys! Congrats on launching the blog. I look forward to hearing more from the developers!

 

From one to another, keep it coming!

by SimonSage on 08-11-2009 11:25 AM
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Looks good, Mike! Welcome to the blogosphere. :smileyhappy:
by WillyR(anon) on 08-11-2009 12:56 PM
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Hey,

this is a great idea. Looking forward to great content and growing the bb dev community :smileyhappy:

 

btw. check your spam Plugin. After using a already in use name it says i'm a spammer...

by on 08-11-2009 01:26 PM
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This is a nice initiative Mike. My only suggestion is that you feed this blog into Twitter using twitterfeed.com so that we can get notified of new posts. Thanks.
by shellbellthemes on 08-11-2009 01:58 PM
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Hi... What a great idea! My name is Shelly and I'm a Theme developer, ok that first sentence sounded like an AA meeting or a BB meeting LOL

 

Can't wait to see what's to come and to meet new developers!

by Specialist I on 08-11-2009 02:12 PM
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Never thought I'd see the day!  :smileyhappy:
by mdw66 on 08-11-2009 03:43 PM
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Nice to see, keep up the good work on expanding your contact with us developers!
by btafel(anon) on 08-11-2009 03:53 PM
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Nice to hear this! Spanish version comming soon??? :smileyhappy:

 

by Felipe Lima(anon) on 08-11-2009 08:03 PM
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Hey Mike!

 

Nice to see that RIM is working on improving the BlackBerry developers community and synergy. I has been kinda hard to gather information only from current forums.

No doubt this blog will set a new starting point for us all!

 

Thanks! 

by CrackBerry Bla1ze(anon) on 08-11-2009 10:47 PM
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Looking good Mike, hope this will help spur some excitemet within the dev community as well. Would love to see some guest writers from the community outline some processes.
by Ajay Shanbhag(anon) on 08-12-2009 12:01 AM
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Hi Mike,

 

What a co-incidence!!!! Yesterday, I set my eyes for the first time on the BlackBerry developer site and today we have a discussion forum!!! Way to go!!!

 

I am really interested in learning about BlackBerry and slowly picking up development in this area all by myself... I am a complete newbie in this field for now though.

 

Looking forward for all the expert comments here that'll help me do that!!!

 

Congratulations!!!

 

Cheers!!!

by amoros on 08-14-2009 04:22 AM
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Great to know this!

 

I'm BlackBerry java app developer, and I'm sure I will find this blog useful. I liked to see some tutorials and tips.

 

Can we, registered users, start a topic somehow? I ask cause I'm interested in how you people develop GUIs for your mobile apps. Could the managers of this blog publish a post explaining best ways to develop this? Including libraries of other developers like LWUIT or J2MEPolish, for instance, and advantages and drawbacks.

 

See u! 

by on 08-16-2009 12:25 AM
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This is great, hopefully this will provide a little more info on the Blackberry APIs. It would be nice to hear about new APIs, tutorials, etc. directly then needing to search the web and hope that you see something you haven't seen before.
by Mike_p74(anon) on 08-28-2009 10:40 AM
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Thanks in advance.  Could you tell me the best Blackberry devices for a programmer to work with.  I am expecting to purchase one but first I would like your advice.
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About BlackBerry Developer's Blog
The Developer Relations team at RIM is focused upon providing solutions for all stages of the BlackBerry development lifecycle. The Developer’s Blog is a forum to share best practices, market insight and developer-engagement opportunities with the development community. The Developer’s Blog complements our existing outreach programs (BlackBerry Developer Conference and Developer Newsletter) while giving us an opportunity to share our personalities too!

About the Author
  • Adam is a product manager at RIM in the platform product management team. Adam’s focus and responsibility is on setting the strategy and direction of the BlackBerry web platform, including the web developer tooling products. He is also responsible for RIM’s involvement with the Eclipse Foundation and the Pulsar project. Adam hopes this blog will allow him to share his knowledge, viewpoint and passion for BlackBerry, but is really interested in what capabilities the community feels should be added to the web platform and tooling to create even more compelling web applications and content.
  • Adam is an Application Development Consultant with the Developer Relations Team at RIM. As a member of the Developer Relations Team, Adam manages the technical relationship with ISVs who specialize in producing applications based on web technologies. Adam's development background consists of a degree in Computer Science and work in web development for both the insurance and technical support industries.
  • I joined Research In Motion in 2005 working with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) who specialize in Bluetooth, GPS, multimedia, and gaming. As a senior member of the Developer Relations Team it's my mandate to not only support the application development efforts for a number of ISVs, but it's also to act as a voice at RIM for third party application developers. Like RIM, my roots are in the enterprise world, but over the past couple of years I've quickly adapted to the consumer space, and that's where I spend most of my time today.
  • Chris has been at RIM since 2001 and runs R&D for the BlackBerry Development Platform. Practically speaking, this means day-to-day he is busy harnassing the innovative power of a talented group of RIM engineers to serve the needs of the BlackBerry Developer community.
  • Denver is a software developer at RIM, working on the BlackBerry Java APIs. Denver has been working at RIM for 4 years and started in automated testing of the APIs, making the switch to development in 2008. He enjoys programming, and finds developing for BlackBerry especially interesting. Denver also enjoys writing and sharing his development experiences, and hopes his posts will be useful and informative to other developers out there.
  • With more than a half-decade of experience in the wireless industry, Douglas “tr0n” Soltys has chronicled the evolution of mobile culture in both the consumer and enterprise space. Prior to joining RIM, Douglas manned the helm of wireless weblogs QuicklyBored and BlackBerry Cool. When not blogging about all things BlackBerry®, Douglas can be found extolling the virtues of Strunk and White. He uses a BlackBerry® Bold™.
  • As Manager, Developer Programs at Research In Motion (RIM), Ian and his team are responsible for the design and delivery of programs and services for BlackBerry developers – including support tools and resources, recognition, advocacy, go-to-market, and regional programs. Ian is passionate about making sure that BlackBerry developers have everything they need in order to be successful from the inception of an idea to app deployment or commercialization. Prior to joining Developer Relations, Ian was a Product Manager for various BlackBerry solutions including the BlackBerry Java Development Environment, BlackBerry Maps, and BlackBerry Mobile Voice System.
  • Kamen is a Senior Architect, Strategic Initiatives, and started at RIM in 2001 with already established expertise in development for the BlackBerry platform and other mobile devices. Since then Kamen has been part of both device and server-side design and development activities - helping to evolve the BlackBerry development environment. As part of the Strategic Initiatives group he is now involved in looking for new ways to bring additional value to third party developers.
  • Mike Kirkup is the Director for the Developer Relations program at Research In Motion (RIM), which is responsible for managing the technical relationships and programs for RIM’s developer community worldwide. Mike and his team work with RIM’s developer community to provide support and guidance as developers work to integrate their applications to the BlackBerry platform. Mike joined RIM in 2001 as a Security Software Developer in RIM’s Wireless Security Group. As part of the Wireless Securty group, Mike contributed to the development of the BlackBerry Cryptography API, S/MIME and PGP implementations. Mike holds a Masters of Management Science and a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo.
  • When he’s not out riding the waves off the sunny eastern coast of Australia, you’re likely to find Neil at his desk answering emails, taking calls, or cutting code in his role of Application Developer Consultant for RIM. As a member of the Developer Relations team Neil spends a great deal of time working with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in Australia and New Zealand helping them get the most out of the BlackBerry platform, and also working behind the scenes to ensure everything is “most excellent” for all developers. Neil’s been developing for the BlackBerry for five years and prior to joining RIM ran a successful BlackBerry software company. He also likes hats.
  • Prosanta is a member of the BlackBerry Developer Relations team specializing in Web Development. Prosanta’s focus is on developing out the web platform and tools associated with web development while supporting the development efforts of a number of Independent Software Vendors. Prior to joining RIM, Prosanta had worked on numerous web portals for major multinational firms writing both front and backend code.
  • Tim is the Development Manager for BlackBerry development tooling. This includes Java, Web and also Theme creation tools. He is always hanging out in the development forums trying to help out where he can and to bring your feedback into the next releases of BlackBerry tooling. You’ll also see Tim presenting various topics at the BlackBerry Developer Conference and Wireless Enterprise Symposium so be sure to stop by and say hi. Just don’t start talking about cars or Batman or you won’t be able to get rid of him.
  • I work on the Developer Relations team at RIM, with a focus on enterprise applications for Sales Force Automation, Health Care, Public Safety and Real Estate. I started on the team at the beginning of 2007.
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