From Symbian Developer Community

When starting a new software project for mobile, you might ask yourself which technology to use. Devices based on the Symbian platform offer a choice of potential programming environments, including applications written in C, C++, Java ME, Python, Ruby or Flash Lite, as well as the alternative approach of using Web technologies. Each programming environment has its advantages and limitations.

This Introduction to Programming Environments on Symbian considers some of the most common environments available to those targetting Symbian platform and provides an comparison of key metrics such as market share, functionality and the development effort required to use them. It is not meant to be an exhaustive technical analysis – but contains links to examples and further resources for each programming environment.

Quick Start articles for each popular programming environment are also provided (see below).

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