Quick Recipes on Symbian OS: Mastering C++ Smartphone Development

Foreword

David Wood, Executive Vice President Research, Symbian

This book has been designed for people who are in a hurry.

Perhaps you are a developer who has been asked to port some software, initially written for another operating system (such as may run on a desktop computer), to Symbian OS. Or perhaps you have to investigate whether Symbian OS could be suited to an idea from a designer friend of yours. But the trouble is, you don't have much time, and you have heard that Symbian OS is a sophisticated and rich software system with a not insignificant learning curve.

If you are like the majority of software engineers, you would like to take some time to investigate this kind of task. You might prefer to attend a training course, or work your way through some of the comprehensive reference material that already exists for Symbian OS. However, I guess that you don't have the luxury of doing that – because you are facing tight schedule pressures. There isn't sufficient slack in your schedule to research options as widely as you'd like. Your manager is expecting your report by the end of the week. So you need answers in a hurry.

That's why Symbian Press commissioned the book you are now holding in your hands. We are assuming that you are a bright, savvy, experienced software developer, who is already familiar with C++ and with modern software programming methods and idioms. You are willing to work hard and can learn fast. You are ready to take things on trust for a while, provided you ...