S60 is making it easier for software developers to reuse open source and other existing code, with the release of Open C++. Open C++ expands on the existing Open C offering by adding a new set of platform-independent C++ libraries (STL, RGA, etc...) to the S60 C++ SDK. In addition to the opportunities for code reuse, Open C++ also provides an easy way for any C or C++ developer to participate in mobile development projects using their existing skills, or, in some cases, create complete applications using platform-independent C++.

Nokia today announced during Nokia World 2007 in Amsterdam the winners in the first “Open C Challenge,” a global mobile application development contest encouraging open source and freeware developers to port innovative software applications with Nokia’s Open C environment to the S60 mobile platform.