Back at BlackBerry DEVCON Asia Research in Motion announced the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS which provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook. A series of 4 webcasts for the BlackBerry Weborks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS which will be hosted by by Application Development Consultants Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee has been set and the schedule is as follows:
Feb. 1, 2011: Getting Started (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)
- Overview of the BlackBerry WebWorks Platform
- Setting up your Development Environment
- Building, deploying and testing a “Hello World” application with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator
Feb. 3, 2011: My First App (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)
- Building functional and visually appealing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
- Migrating content between the BlackBerry platform, Desktop and 3rd party platforms
- Using the development tools effectively
Feb 8. 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook Integration (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)
- Building “Super Apps” for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
- Hardware, data and services integration methods
- How to implement “must have” application features
Feb. 10, 2011: User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices (2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST)
- UI components, characteristics and design for touch screen interfaces
- Best practices for maximizing performance and battery life considerations
- Managing bandwidth and error handling effectively
If you would like to attend the webcast series, register here…