In this chapter, we covered some introductory topics about creating applications for BlackBerry handhelds in general. These will be the foundation as we move deeper into the topic on creating applications.
Specifically, we covered:
Even though there are multiple tools available, this book will focus on using Eclipse, which is both the most popular and the most powerful of the available tools.
You must choose the development environment and SDK to use based on the capabilities you need and the devices you want to support.
How this book is organized in steps that mimic the steps you will take when creating applications. You can follow these steps from the most basic of setting up the tools in Chapter 2 to the final steps before releasing an application in Chapter 11.
Now that we've covered some introductory topics, let's get started with installing the tools we need to use. The next chapter covers installing the tools and making sure they are configured correctly.