by Edward
29 July 2009 07:58
The Visual Studio plug-in provides BlackBerry smartphones support for Visual Studio 2008, allowing the creation of simple internet/intranet web pages or the use of Ajax and ASP.Net.
All .NET developers can use their development tool of choice, while still taking advantage of key features found in web development to quickly create contenet based web sites, and more complex applications, which will run on any Blackberry smartphone. They can also enjoy seamlessly integrated web development, debugging and profiling in a single tool.
New Web Development Enhancements:
Debugging:
- Support is available for debugging web projects with BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators
- Setting Breakpoints on JavaScript® code
- Seamless integration into Locals and Watch Windows
Profiling:
- Visibility into the content of XMLHttpRequest requests and response data
- Visibility into data traffic for web-based content, including elements such as images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML
- Reporting on time-to-load for web-based content, including elements such as images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML
Simulator:
- BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone simulator now included as the default simulator for web projects
- Ability to install v1.2 alongside v1.1 to allow continued support for debugging BlackBerry® MDS Runtime projects
Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows® XP and Windows Vista™ (32-bit)
- Microsoft Visual Studio: minimum requirement Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Service Pack 1) Standard Edition
The plug-in is free, and you can download the Blackberry plug-in from here.