So at my new job one of the platforms we use is S60 (Nokia phones, Symbian OS) and I am getting curious about it, as well feeling the need to help the team a bit from time to time (I actually work on the server side of things for this software).
So any good pointers/recommendations/tutorials and shared experiece that might put me in the right direction ?
Thanks
I haven't coded for that platform in a couple of years. However the SDK is available at http://www.newlc.com/Nokia-Series-60-SDK.html
There si a nokia forum and knowledge base at http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/KnowledgeBase with code snippets at http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Portal:KB_Code_Snippets
Depending at the development platform there are other SDK kits and instuctions
Check out the development related papers at http://developer.symbian.com/main/documentation/symbian_cpp/symbian_cpp/index.jsp#rclass. They cover all aspects of Symbian specific development, including some that are particularly confusing for beginners like the ActiveScheduler/Active Object model and string descriptors.
http://developer.symbian.org has a lot of resources.
shameless plug: http://www.quickrecipesonsymbianos.com is a book that has been written specifically for developers entering the Symbian ecosystem.
If you are working with Nokia phones, I would recommend Forum Nokia They have lots of documentation, examples, tools, a discussion forum, a wiki
http://descriptors.blogspot.com/
Symbian OS string classes. (Scroll down the page to get to the details)
I would heavily recommend steering away from Symbian. It's an absolute nightmare to work with once you start needing multiple screens.
My team is currently converting a legacy Symbian app to the newer Qt on OpenC for S60. And it's an absolute dream. Native look but with "real" c++. You know, things like guaranteed construction etc... etc...
http://www.qtsoftware.com/developer/technical-preview-qt-for-s60