SymRAD - a cool concept for RAD
A free tool (in early beta) for rapid application development (RAD) from Simon Judge, a freelance UK developer and the author of MobilePhoneDevelopment blog allows for fast prototyping on Symbian S60 and UIQ3 devices by using such standard technologies as XML and JavaScript. A great idea that’s worth noting and support. The tool is called SymRAD and is being developed as a “hobby project”.
Symbian OS native (C++) development can be difficult and time consuming. Symbian OS 9.x complicated development further with new platform security and improved UIQ user interface mechanisms.
SymRAD is a free rapid application development environment that allows Nokia S60 3rd and UIQ 3 applications to be defined by a simple XML definition file containing screen definitions and industry standard Javascript.
SymRAD is targeted at hobbyists and commercial developers who want to create quick prototypes. There are a very large number of simple applications that end users need but just aren’t worth building using existing tools (the long tail of mobile applications). Also, companies often need quick demos to stimulate interest and attract funding. SymRAD targets these two groups of developers. It fills the gap left by the absence of OPL under Symbian 9.x.