Native Coding Help, In App Form!

It may seem like we haven't been posting many tutorials lately, which is partially true. So what have we been doing you ask... We've (Brian and Jeremy) created  a new app called 'Native Coding Help' which is available on BlackBerry World for purchase: www.appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/21797900/ as helpful guide to creating BB10 Cascades apps!

Media Player

*Updated to include link to sample code, images and sounds on my Github repo*

My first Cascades tutorial is about creating a simple Media Player to use for your own custome sound apps. I like the use of dropdowns to choose your own sounds, as the only sample I found online was using system sounds in a drop down I had to play a bit to get what I wanted. Hence this tutorial to make it easier on others. As this is my first tutorial, I am sure I may miss some things (don't crucify me, please). Now, lets get down to business.

Learning BB10 Cascades... After HelloWorld

In this editorial posting I'd like to share my experiences/recommendations in BB10 Cascades app developing after completing the "HelloWorld" example. I want to share this because I originally wanted to get into mobile app developing years ago but always got stuck after HelloWorld and didn't really know where to go next. I eventually figured it out and part of me making a blog was to prevent others from struggling early on like I did.  I hope this helps anyone who ends up in a similar situation not give up.

Incorporating RSS feeds into a Cascades application using QML

I have been building websites and utilizing web development tools for several years, so all of my applications currently available for PlayBook are web apps compiled using the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK. My developer skill set lies in web development, and that is where I am most comfortable. That being said, after attending Jam Americas in San Jose, I began dabbling with the BlackBerry 10 NDK and with Cascades. I am now a believer and advocate for utilizing the Cascades UI framework on BlackBerry 10.

This post is the first in a series of blog posts that will detail how to implement features that are most commonly needed in a mobile application. All the posts in this series will be based on my experience taking my Space TV app for PlayBook (WebWorks application) and porting it using QML/Cascades to the upcoming BlackBerry 10 handsets.

Space TV for PlayBook has been downloaded over 15,000 times since launching in App World in mid August, 2012, and with Cascades “frosting” I expect even more success with this application on BB10.

Each post in this series will feature code samples and a detailed tutorial, so let’s get started.