S60 Open to new features

Carbide.c++ 1.1 Express is a free tool for non-commercial development of Symbian C++ applications. The 1.1 version of Express updates the product to the 1.1 baseline used for the Developer & Professional Edition products released earlier this year.

Download the product here.

If you're currently using Express 1.0, you'll need to install 1.1 in a separate folder; also, I recommend using a different workspace. More details are in the release notes.

Just a quick note to update on our status in platform security tooling: The capability scanner is currently under development here at Nokia, and the certificate manager will be developed by Symbian. We're currently anticipating getting the capability scanner into beta around Christmas; final product to be available first as a plug-in for Carbide.c++ 1.1 in February, and then integrated into Carbide.c++ 1.2 in May. I haven't received any commitment from Symbian on the certificate manager, but I trust it'll be ready during Q1 as well. After that, platform security should be a little less annoying...

Our only remaining problem is the quality of the API-Capability documentation that is used as a the basis for the capability scanning. Apparently, Symbian's documentation on the subject is in pretty good shape, but our SDK documentation on the topic is a little shaky and needs improvement before we can call it a day. However, I think everyone in Nokia is feeling the platform security headache, so roadblocks are quickly being reduced.

It's past midnight and I'm supposed to be enjoying a well-earned thanksgiving holiday... Which I will, but I wanted to get our 2006 user satisfaction survey out before I step out of the office for a few days.

In case you develop Symbian C++ software, and dind't receive an email from me, please go and respond to the questionnaire here. It takes about 5 minutes, and as you know, we use all the user data we get to make product decisions, so your voice really does count!

And for those who already responded to the survey, Thanks Again!

This is a follow up to Symbian Expo notes, 1/2: Tool vendor lineup

We sat down on Tuesday after the Symbian Expo and went through the comments we got from the Expo. There was a bunch, and I don't intend to bore you with it all. However, some key feature re-prioritizations and other such stuff will take place based on comments heard on the show floor...