Comments on: Android development vs. Blackberry Development

By: Bla

Bla — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:41:00 +0000

I have developed Android and BB too. I really hate BB 5.0 and I don’t even accept to do for 4.7, because of the stupid networking. Not sure why, but all our customers want iPhone, than Android, if you can1t make iPhone than they give for others who can make that client too. So I have decided to buy a Mac, and learn the most expensieve toys programming.
Now I see the BB doesn’t have simulators for MAC, isn’t platform independent , just windows… so it is a good reason for me to not waste again a Retail Windows licens to be BB compatible…

When I was on windows the most hated thigs at BB were:
- ultraslow startup / restart. Each deployment I will get around 200-700 mail
- no stack trace, no filtering of messages
- no GUI designer

Right now if it isn’t payed the BB as 3x of Android hour rate I am not whiling to suck it

By: inteist

inteist — Mon, 23 May 2011 02:39:00 +0000

Thank you for the insightful comment. I do agree with most of what you say
This post is rather old and the situation has vastly improved since then, but BB development is still very painful.

By: Private1

Private1 — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:33:00 +0000

I will agree 110%, that Android Development is much simpler than Blackberry development. I’ve done extensive work on both and for me what really sucks in BB development is the Simulator. Honestly, there have been times where I’d load a .COD file and then just go watch TV because it’s sooooo slow. Also, as mentioned, I can’t find any good samples that actually work. Even some of the templates that come installed w/the BB Eclipse Plugin don’t work… How the hell does that get past QA. Moreover, their developer website is a total unorganized mess. I was really hoping to play w/BB WebWorks, JQuery and HTML5 using the Visual Studio plug-in, but after issues with the 300Mb + Simulator, I just decided it’s not worth the time. I suspect the company won’t last past 2020. Blackberry is the next Palm, except I don’t think HP will buy them…

By: Brusmartin Martin

Brusmartin Martin — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:13:00 +0000

Hey,I am developer for both BB and Android and
would not say Android is easier than BB. Both have their good and bad
sides. But for now I see that BB is simplier for development than
Android.
Blackberry developers

By: jacymose

jacymose — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:57:00 +0000

The good things about the Android are:
- Run Multiple Apps at the Same Time.
- Information Visible on Your Home Screen.
- Lets You Install Custom ROMs and many more..

blackberry wholesale

By: Aru Arun Dev

Aru Arun Dev — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:52:00 +0000

ok mate, i have to agree with this article even today, blackberry development sucks. Still they haven’t got their s888t together. i Rate symbian development above blackberry development, even though symbian development is hard, you can trust the API will do what the documentation says, but with blackberry this is not the case.

By: CDSmith

CDSmith — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:01:00 +0000

Amen. I am confused as to how a huge company company like RIM cannot provide adequate tools, let alone information to help others develop applications for their devices. If this course does not change soon, Android will eventually eclipse this Blackberry in the market place. The only big advantage that RIM has over their competitors is their push email technology.

By: Jacki

Jacki — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:20:00 +0000

Agree, developping for BB is a real pain. Everything sucks, from IDE to support.

By: inteist

inteist — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:17:09 +0000

While this article is a little old, most of it still applies.

Too bad you think this way about Eclipse. Eclise is a great development tool. Like any tool, however, there's learning curve to it. I am sure you would benefit from knowing your way around Eclipse as it has plugins for all the major languages and development environments.

JDE is on its way out by the way and while you can still use it and it is perfectly fine if that's what suits you. Just know that you are missing a lot.

By: FKenFord

FKenFord — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:07:41 +0000

I'm a professional C++ programmer and a Java hobbyist. I found developing for BlackBerry using JDE to be pretty straightforward.
I've been trying to get into Android development and I have to say within a week I've given up on Eclipse. Maybe it's the “Java” way to go, but I find it so non-intuitive as to be frustrating at best, and exquisitely painful at worst.
I don't seem to have a lot of trouble developing for BB, using JDE, etc. — sure, the start times for the emulator are painful. But I gotta say that trying to do anything in Eclipse made me crazy.
I'm back to developing Android using command line tools, which is not optimal, but which will keep me sane longer