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BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Enterprise Edition hits Washington D.C., we talk App Development and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10

Luke Reimer — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:53:52 +0000

The Washington, D.C. stop in the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Enterprise Edition was a very exciting event to attend. In the heart of government activity in the U.S., we were able to chat with both agency and enterprise developers to introduce the BlackBerry® 10 development tools as well as enterprise mobility management with the upcoming BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10. Check out the video below for the full scoop:

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What we learned, who was there, and what happened

BlackBerry 10 is getting all of us more excited every day. The live demonstration showcased fantastic UI elements like the flow, notification screen, and the BlackBerry Hub, as well as how application management is experienced by end users via App World and App World for Work. As a hobbyist BlackBerry developer on the side of my social media work at RIM, the screen real estate, crisp resolution, and smooth transitions have me itching to get started.

DC BlackBerry Dev Day and Hackathon – Recap

Alex Kinsella — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:23:27 +0000

Here’s Rich from our Enterprise Mobility Architect team reporting on the recent BlackBerry® Dev Day and Hackathon in Washington, D.C.!

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to welcome a group of developers to the DC office of Research In Motion® (RIM®) for a BlackBerry Dev Day and Hackathon focused on HTML5. We had a great turnout for the full day event, with attendees from federal government agencies, government contractors, and intergovernmental organizations in the Beltway region. Developer skill levels also varied greatly in terms of previous coding experience. Many had never worked web technologies before and were surprised at how easy it was to code using the HTML5 and BlackBerry® WebWorks™ tooling. Participant Darrion Beckles, a contractor for the NIH, said, “I definitely want to learn more about programming! I’m interested in it now – now that I’ve gotten to meet some other programmers.”

I started the day by giving an overview on developing BlackBerry applications, and I didn’t neglect to mention the continued growth of the BlackBerry App World™ storefront over the past year. I also talked about the importance of HTML5 in building cross-platform experiences for both the BlackBerry® 7 OS and BlackBerry® 10 platforms. The Hackathon was a great opportunity for the attendees to gain some hands-on coding experience with tools such as BlackBerry WebWorks, bbui.js, AliceJS, the Ripple emulator, and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets.

I was very impressed by the apps the various teams were able to produce in just one afternoon! Considering again how many participants were working with bbUI.js for the first time, the developers seemed comfortable with the tooling. They were excited to present their apps, which included one that allowed you to challenge and compete against other BlackBerry users to become the “Titan-Berry” or the “Wack-Berry.”

Our winning team was from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), who used bbUI.js (with no previous experience) to build a GPS-based app that displayed the air quality index. “It gives the air quality for today, tomorrow, and the day after…so that [users] can decide whether to stay indoors and what activities to do,” said Desmond Andrades, a member of the winning team.

The winning app!

In the end, I definitely thought the day flew by, and it was a good balance of high productivity mixed in with lots of fun moments. It is exciting to see the enterprise developer community in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area diving into our latest tooling, and I look forward to seeing more custom apps in the future!

RIM Team and the winning app developers! From left to right: Rich Balsewich, John Mutter, Deepak Srivastava, Desmond Andrades, Hyunjun Jung

BlackBerry Developer Day in Washington DC

Tim W. — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:15:59 +0000

After a successful series of BlackBerry® Developer Days worldwide, we are coming to Washington, DC!

When: Wednesday July 21st, 8:00 am to 5:30pm
Where: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (Ronald Reagan Building)
How: Register here to attend!

Starting with an overview of the BlackBerry Developer Program and Development Platform, the day will progress through more detailed development to new and upcoming APIs. We’ll also look at making Super Apps by leveraging the unique features of the BlackBerry® platform. If you are thinking about how you can best develop a compelling app for millions of BlackBerry smartphone users, this is an event you don’t want to miss.

BlackBerry Developer Day Agenda

08:45 – 09:00	Introduction
09:00 – 09:45	Overview of the BlackBerry Developer Program
09:45 – 10:45	Getting Started with the BlackBerry Development Platform
10:45 – 11:00	BREAK
11:00 – 11:45	In the Know: Understanding BlackBerry® Web and Widget Development
11:45 – 12:45	Why Java®? Understand the Advantages and Features of the BlackBerry Java Development Platform
12:45 – 13:45	LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30	Leveraging the BlackBerry Platform Services – Advertising, Payment, Push, Location and BlackBerry® App World™
15:30 – 15:45	BREAK
15:45 – 16:45	The BlackBerry Smartphone Experience – Creating Integrated and Compelling Applications
16:45 – 17:15	Experience from a Local Partner
17:15 – 17:30	Wrap up and Q&A

Please visit the BlackBerry Developer Day site for details on the full agenda, location and how to sign up. We have limited space within the event, so register today to save your spot!

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!