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This is a small overview of the Native Development for BlackBerry 10 for people interested to start BlackBerry 10 development. It was given as a 1 hour lunchtime lecture at Appsterdam in Amsterdam on 23 Jan 2013.
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BlackBerry 10Native Development
D.Reumer - 23 January 2013 - @reumerd
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Overview
Some Background
The Platform
The NDK Architecture
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Who is the BB user ?Connected
Getting things done
Organised
Cash to burn
Higher klout scores
http://gizmodo.com/5829139/blackberry-users-are-more-important-than-iphone-or-android-users
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App Revenue
June 2012
http://gigaom.com/mobile/which-mobile-oss-apps-make-most-money-surprise-its-blackberry/
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BB10 NDK Platform
QNX - PlayBook/BB10 - C/C++, Qt/QML, Flash/Air, HTML5, Android 2.3.3
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BB10 NDK PlaformCORE: QNX OS a Unix based POSIX OS (microkernel) built for multitasking and 24/7 fail-prove operation.
LEVARAGE: Qt libraries C/C++ platform (used in Linux Ubuntu, Nokia Meego, Pc desktops, Nokia Symbian)
EXTEND: Unix/Linux Open standards/Open Source libraries available or easily ported (nodejs, PHP, Python, Erlang are available)
DESIGN: Cascades UI Framework accessible through C/C++ and Qt/QML
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BB10 NDK Bird-view
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The UI Design Principles
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BB10 UI PrinciplesFlow - seamless experience
Communication at its core (BlackBerry Hub)
Content is King (no distractions)
Cinematic experience (see the big picture)
Fluid Workflow (no in out paradigm)
Efficient ergonomics (One hand, two hands typing, landscape movie)
Moments of Charm (Amaze and surprise your users)
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Examples
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NDK dev enviroment
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NDK dev enviroment
Momentics (Eclipse based) used for QNX
C/C++
Libaries (Unity, GamePlay, Marmelade)
QT
QML (Used to design Cascades UI, with preview)
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BB10 Cascades
Cascades provides the UI framework for BlackBerry 10
Can be used with Qt and QML or Directly using C/C++
Flexible in layout
Animated out of the box (60fps)
Great for Building 2D UI layouts for Functional Apps
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Visual editor - QML
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High performance Gaming
Major platforms supported
OpenGL
OpenAL
Marmalade
Unity
Gameplay (RIM provided 3D game platform free)
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Platform ServicesAdvertising
App integration (interact with other applications, also native applications as email, contacts, calendar, etc)
BlackBerry Messenger (share data for your app through BBM)
Data Storage (SQLLite, JSON file, etc)
File system access Shared and local to app.
Internationalisation (Build for all languages)
Location (A-GPS)
Payment services (InApp purchases)
Data Modeling and Binding (endless high performance lists)
Built-in Rich Multimedia handling and streaming.
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Getting the money
Integrate with BlackBerry messenger (share download)
Integrate with Scoreloop (social gaming)
Leverage InApp purchasing for more revenue
Enhance interaction with NFC, cameras (front/back), GPS, Compass, light sensors, proximity sensors, Gyroscopes and accelerometers.
QNX OS delivers top performance
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ResourcesBlackBerry Native SDK homepage:
https://developer.blackberry.com/develop/platform_choice/ndk.html
BlackBerry Native C/C++
http://developer.blackberry.com/native/
BlackBerry Native Cascades:
https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/
BlackBerry Design Principles:
https://developer.blackberry.com/design/bb10/
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ResourcesBB10 NDK C/C++ Samples
http://developer.blackberry.com/native/sampleapps/bb10/
https://github.com/blackberry/Core-Native-Community-Samples
BB10 NDK Cascades Samples
https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/sampleapps/
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Upcoming events
30th Januari 2013 - BlackBerry 10 Global Launch
5/6th Februari 2013 - BlackBerry Jam Europe
End of Februari 2013: BB10 Launch Netherlands + devices available.
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Contact info
Meetup website: http://www.meetup.com/BBDevGroupNL
WebSite: http://bbdevgroup.nl
Email: [email protected]
@BBDevGroupNL
http://www.facebook.com/BBDevGroupNL
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Q&A
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