Roadmap to learning Symbian C++

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Fri, 2005-03-18 19:25
krishnabhargav
Joined: 2005-03-11
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hi all,
 this is Bhargav from India.I am new to Symbian OS C++ but not new to programming.I have programmed good enough rt from C to C#(c,c++,java,C#(.net)) and am even into programming the embedded systems....
 I want to learn the sym. C++ badly.So i even purchased the book "symbian OS C++ for mobile phones" by richard harrison and found it pretty good to gain a lot of "theory" knowledge.
 I want to learn this programming by practisiing a lot of programs like the way we learn the rest of the tech.We follow a certain roadmap like for example to learn c we say 1.Hello World 2.Variables 3.Loops,IF..else.... and so on.
 can anyone of u guys suggest me a clear road map like thing which tells where to start where to proceed next what areas i need to concentrate upon...(like a table of contents(course contents) ) It would not only prove useful to me but also to a lot of newbies' like me out there lost in this world of learning the sym. c++

Thanks all,
Bhargav.

Fri, 2005-03-18 20:05
e_dawg
Joined: 2004-10-17
 Forum posts: 85
Roadmap to learning Symbian C++
In my experience, there is no spoon-feeding method of learning Symbian C++.  You already bought a book which touches on various aspects of Symbian programming. I myself have "Developing Series 60 Applications". The code in this book is available online on Forum Nokia.

I'd suggest reading the book you have and following a simple Hello program. Until you learn exactly what everything does in the simple Hello program, don't even consider looking at more complex code, or writing your own!  Smiley

Eric has a nice step-by-step example too:

http://www.newlc.com/article.php3?id_article=402

This should teach you quite a bit of the basics. Eric also has lots of tutorials which I found to be very educational.

By the way, if you are used to Windows programming with MS tools, get ready for a steep learning curve!  Symbian programming is essentially C++, but there are some variations.  It will take a while to get used to these variations, the tools you use to build and run your code, etc...  

Also get ready for lots of forum digging for information because the SDK documentation is not always enough.  Thank God Symbian has a very responsive, friendly and knowledgeable developer support community.


Good luck!
 
Fri, 2005-03-18 22:23
Scarfman007
Joined: 2004-11-03
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Roadmap to learning Symbian C++
Quote from: e_dawg
Thank God Symbian has a very responsive, friendly and knowledgeable developer support community.


Good luck!

Amen to that Smiley.

Sorry, I'll try to reply with a more detailed post over the weekend!

Scarfman007
 
Sat, 2005-03-19 06:24
krishnabhargav
Joined: 2005-03-11
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Roadmap to learning Symbian C++
thanks e_dawg for ur suggestions.yes i have started n following as per the book but i felt like i needed to do some more examples and thats the reason i asked.anyway i appreciate ur help and ll definitely follow ur suggestions.
Bhargav
 
Sat, 2005-03-19 08:08
N_A
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Joined: 2003-06-10
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Roadmap to learning Symbian C++
Example code is in the Symbian SDKs.

Additional example code - besides what's on this site - can also be found on http://forum.nokia.com and http://www.symbian.developer or here: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/mraento/symbian/
 
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