Miscellaneous
Symbian in India - the Emerging Market
(Indudhar Joshi with Deepak Gupta)
With a population of over 1.13 billion, India caught the mobile revolution a bit late, but has subsequently grown much faster than anywhere else in the world. Until the late nineties, mobiles used to be monolithic devices with long aerials and, due to high call charges, only the more privileged could afford them. At that point, people differentiated mobile by their size and weight and not by the functionality provided. Read the paper
Platform Security and Symbian Signed (Updated)
(Ben Morris)
This is the first in a series of papers which examine the Symbian OS native C++ idioms that developers love to hate. While you may not end up loving them, the goal of the series is to show you why they exist, what practical issues arise when using them, and how to use them effectively. Symbian OS v9 introduces a new, system-wide Platform Security architecture, or PlatSec as it is often referred to, together with the Symbian Signed certification program that forms its public face and serves as gatekeeper to the platform. Read the paper
Monotype fonts on mobiles
Monotype Imaging, a Symbian Platinum Partner, discusses and explains font usage on mobile devices. The technical paper, written in collaboration with the Symbian Developer Network, looks at font technology and terminology for mobiles and discusses the rationale and process for font selection. See Monotype Imaging at this year's Smartphone Show.
If your company wishes to share technical information about its products with Symbian developers, in collaboration with the Symbian Developer Network, please contact sdn@symbian.com. Read the low-res version for the screenRead the high-res version for printing
The Agile Heart: An Interview with Jim Coplien
(Jo Stichbury)
Jo Stichbury of Symbian Press recently spoke to Jim Coplien (Senior Agile Coach and Systems Architect at Nordija) about Agile software development, architectural patterns and books. Read the interview
Implementing Platform Security for ISVs
Symbian OS version 9 is a major evolution of Symbian OS and includes enhancements to Platform Security (“PlatSec”). This paper gives an introduction to the way that PlatSec is implemented, with a particular focus on ensuring that you know how to update your programs to conform to and work within the PlatSec-enabled Symbian OS environment.Read the paper
Platform Security - a Technical Overview
version 1.2 - updated 11-05-06
Symbian OS version 9 is a major evolution of Symbian OS and includes enhancements to Platform Security (“PlatSec”). This paper gives an introduction to the way that PlatSec is implemented, with a particular focus on providing a technical overview of how PlatSec operates within the architecture of Symbian OS. Read the paper
Taking the ASD exam
(Sam Mason)
The Accredited Symbian Developer (ASD) program is designed to ensure that certification can only be achieved through a combination of theory and practice. Apart from trying to ensure that Symbian OS software engineers have a minimum level of competence, one of the main purposes that the program serves is to prevent just anyone from claiming to be a Symbian engineer – as happens with many other industry certifications. Download the paper
Memories of Psion
(Richard Harrison)
Richard Harrison, co-author of the new Symbian Press book Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones, Volume 3, writes exclusively for SDN about his 24 years in the mobile software industry. Take a trip down C++ memory lane! Download the paper
Education, education, education
(Jo Stichbury)
Jo Stichbury, Senior Technical Author for Symbian Press, examines the current state of Symbian OS developer education, for developers of the future, in universities and schools, and for today’s professional developers. Download the paper
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