Web and WebWorks Development

[sethbw]

Hello I need to make a form that inputs a users information and calculates a price for them.  I hear that blackberries are slowed way down by javascript, and that some do not even have it enabled.  Is there an alternative scripting language used by BB devices that I should look into, or is JavaScript my only option?  If so how much does it affect speed?

[jmace]

Welcome Sethbw,

Do you know what device models your users will have? The BlackBerry browser has continued to improve and I would say that JavaScript performance on the latest version is quite fast.

Again, note what OS version and devices you are planning to build for and someone can give you a better answer.

[sethbw]

Hey we're developing for 9000+ models, the majority of our initial users will be using 9600 bold / curve to start with, moving up as we move into stage 2.

[jmace]

With the 96xx series bold, you should be on OS 5 and eventually OS 6. 

With the Curves, you could either have an 85xx series that will be on OS 5 or a 93xx series that could be either on OS 5 or 6.

My suggestion is to take a glance at the WebWorks platform. It doesn't sounds difficult to implemen the idea in your initial post on this platform.

By default, JavaScript is enabled on OS 5 and above ( maybe earlier, I can't recall). If you already have a web application for desktop browsers, it will be easy to port to a WebWorks applications.