I tried out the new beta Carbide.c++ 1.3 CodeScanner earlier this week. It’s a static code analysis tool  that scans code to detect potential problems such as memory cleanup, adherence to Symbian coding idioms as well as general coding standards such as using hardcoded constants.
Nokia has acquired Codecanner from Adobe who, in turn, […]

I have recently taken the newer Accredited Symbian Developer exam. The latest exam differs to that originally introduced in 2005 so here are a few thoughts for anyone updating or considering accreditation.
The exam now includes Platform Security (for Symbian 9.x). DBMS is no longer part of the syllabus. Some of the questions have been modified to […]

Nokia has released the results of a study into communication using media entertainment. The results are fascinating and have many implications on how we go about creating new mobile applications and services. The report is based on research from 17 countries between July and September 2007.

"9,000 consumers who are active users of technology, and own […]

Following on from my previous post on Mobile Applications and Web Services, I thought I’d post some more tips that might be useful to Symbian, Java ME and Windows Mobile developers.
What if you can’t get the gSOAP libraries working against your web services nor use the S60 Nokia WSDL wizard and associated large XmlDataBinding.sis? For example, it’s my […]

This weekend, I came across a useful class that allows you to embed a Perl interpreter into Symbian c++ applications. 
Why would you want to do this? Providing functionality via scripting allows application functionality to be changed more easily. New scripts can be downloaded or even provided by the user such that they can extend and adapt the application […]

After my post about speeding up builds, Dan, the Carbide.c++ Engineering Manager, contacted me asking if I had tried the Carbide.c++ (1.3) beta. While I am enrolled on the beta, I hadn’t tried it because I have been busy and didn’t want the new IDE to disrupt my work.
It turns out that one of the key […]

Struggling to get your data into Java ME RMS databases?
"Mimer SQL is available on MIDP-platforms. Programmers may write MIDP-applications which access both local Mimer SQL Mobile databases as well as remote Mimer SQL Engine databases."
There’s an example how to get it working under Symbian. Runtimes are available for both S60 3rd and UIQ 3.