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Is it sane to start a Blackberry Java project without using the recommended IDE i.e. Eclipse?


Considering that I'll be using Vim as my text editor of choice, what tools do I have to consider to manage and build a project of this magnitude?

I'm told that Apache Ant is similar to GNU Make so that part is covered so far. But what about UI design, is there a stand alone UI designer, I mean, something that doesn't need Eclipse installed.

Update: Is there any how-to floating around for Blackberry development, like these ones for Android?


Solution

  • Well. you'll need the simulator at a bare minimum, which you can download from the blackberry website. You will also need to download the SDK for the minimum OS you want to support. You will also need BB-Ant-tools.jar to be able to do ant builds properly.