Blackberry 101 - Day of Mobile, March 2010

Blackberry Development 101 Cory Foy foyc@coryfoy.com

Agenda The BlackBerry Platform Development Models Deployment Models Guidelines and Gotchas Questions

BB Platform

BB Platform Instant Information

BB Platform Instant Information Managed Connectivity and Push

BB Platform Instant Information Managed Connectivity and Push Standards-Based Development

BB Platform Instant Information Managed Connectivity and Push Standards-Based Development 10,000+ apps (App World + Handango)

BB Platform Instant Information Managed Connectivity and Push Standards-Based Development 10,000+ apps (App World + Handango) Industry Leader (32 Million Subscribers)

BB Platform

BB Platform Business Focus

BB Platform Business Focus Security and Encryption

BB Platform Business Focus Security and Encryption Centralized Management (BES)

BB Platform Business Focus Security and Encryption Centralized Management (BES) Always on VPN Capable

Networking is Easy!

BB Platform Development Platform (Browser) CSS and AJAX Support Ofﬂine Form Queuing Web Push (Web Signals) Eclipse and Visual Studio Plugins

BB Platform Development Platform (Java) Standards Based (MIDP or RIM APIs) Eclipse-Based Plugin Plugins and Emulators are free $20 Signing Fee for protected APIs

BB Development

BB Development Developer Programs

BB Development Developer Programs Eclipse and Visual Studio Plugins

BB Development Developer Programs Eclipse and Visual Studio Plugins Rich Set of Emulators

BB Development Developer Programs Eclipse and Visual Studio Plugins Rich Set of Emulators Strong (and free!) Developer Program

BB Development Developer Programs Eclipse and Visual Studio Plugins Rich Set of Emulators Strong (and free!) Developer Program App World

Development Models FLEXIBILITY EASE OF DEVELOPMENT

Browser Development Browser Capabilities Ofﬂine Form Queueing Push Model Web Signals

Browser Development Browser Capabilities Markup Languages: HTML, XHTML-MP, WML 1.3 Images: JPEG, GIF, PNG, WBMP Presentation: Frames, ATOM, RSS Scripting: JS 1.5 (w/AJAX), ECMAScript, WMLScript

Browser Development Ofﬂine Form Queueing Implemented using speciﬁc HTTP Headers x-rim-queue-id and x-rim-next-target User can then retrieve the information from device queue

Browser Development Push Model MDS Push BIS Push (via Web Signals) WAP Network Push

Browser Development Web Signals Near real-time updates pushed directly to the phone Adds icon to the home page Opt-In only

Java Development MIDP vs RIM APIs Networking Graphics Models Key Signing Quality Code

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION UI COMPONENTS

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION UI COMPONENTS CUSTOM LAYOUTS

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION UI COMPONENTS ACCESS RIM APIS CUSTOM LAYOUTS

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION ACCESS RIM APIS UI COMPONENTS CUSTOM LAYOUTS

Java Development MIDP 2.0 RIM APIs VS PORTABILITY SCREEN CUSTOMIZATION ACCESS RIM APIS UI COMPONENTS MULTI-THREADING CUSTOM LAYOUTS

Java Development

Java Development Networking

Java Development Networking Several Models and supported protocols

Java Development Networking Several Models and supported protocols MDS, Wi-Fi, WAP, TCP, BIS, LAN

Java Development Networking Several Models and supported protocols MDS, Wi-Fi, WAP, TCP, BIS, LAN Least Cost Routing for some connections

Java Development Networking Several Models and supported protocols MDS, Wi-Fi, WAP, TCP, BIS, LAN Least Cost Routing for some connections Providers may provide ServiceBook info during provisioning

Java Development Networking Connections determined by URL parameters and ServiceBook entries

Java Development Recommended Connection Order Enterprise Consumer BlackBerry MDS Wi-Fi Wi-Fi WAP 2.0 WAP 2.0 BIS BIS BlackBerry MDS Direct TCP Direct TCP WAP 1.0/1.1 WAP 1.0/1.1

Java Development Graphics Models Some basic capabilities included Image Management net.rim.device.api.ui.Graphics SVG Support New Fields in 5.0

Java Development Key Signing Runtime APIs Application APIs Cryptography APIs Run on Startup

Java Development Key Signing Fill out form at the Blackberry.com site $20 fee No required for testing in Simulators

Java Development Quality Code Test-Driven Development http://sourceforge.net/projects/b-unittesting/ Separation of Concerns SOLID Principles

Java Development Quality Code Craftsmanship Manifesto manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org Agile Manifesto agilemanifesto.org

Deployment Models Browser Based Apps Point Users to Link Push Icon to Home Page

Deployment Models Java Based Apps Self-Host (.jad and .cod / .jar) 3rd Party Host BlackBerry App World

Guidelines / Gotchas UI Guidelines Myriad of Devices (Touch, Click Wheel) Orientations Menu Handling (Home / Back Keys) Account for Mistakes (Undo, Conﬁrmation)

Guidelines / Gotchas Browser UI Guidelines Smaller Screen Being Accessed on the Go Touch versus Click Screen Try your application

Guidelines / Gotchas Networking Understand your market Test on as many real-world devices as possible Provide easy way for users to get you feedback

Guidelines / Gotchas Emulators They Lie. Period. But love ‘em anyway

Guidelines / Gotchas Threading Don’t block the UI Thread Stay Responsive Close your connections!

Contact / Links BB Developer zone - http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/ http://coryfoy.com foyc@coryfoy.com Beginning Blackberry Development - Anthony Rizk Advanced Blackberry Development - Chris King

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Blackberry 101 - Day of Mobile, March 2010

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