Comments on: RIM Asking Developers To Share Their Wisdom http://www.berryreview.com/2008/07/09/rim-asking-developers-to-share-their-wisdom/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:25:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: » What Happened To The BlackBerry Developer Fund? | BerryReview.com http://www.berryreview.com/2008/07/09/rim-asking-developers-to-share-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-9997 » What Happened To The BlackBerry Developer Fund? | BerryReview.com Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:04:58 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=6192#comment-9997 [...] I am wrong but it is statements like the one below by David that found in the comments on the BlackBerry Developers Conference that has me [...] [...] I am wrong but it is statements like the one below by David that found in the comments on the BlackBerry Developers Conference that has me [...]

]]> By: David http://www.berryreview.com/2008/07/09/rim-asking-developers-to-share-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-9857 David Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:19:43 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=6192#comment-9857 It's amazing to me that they aren't even willing to pay travel expenses for the presenters at their own conference. They just don't get it. Would it really make that big of a difference to their financial bottom line if they covered the airfare and lodging? It would certainly send-out a very positive signal to all developers who hear about it. But no... they continue to miss the crucial importance of a happy and thriving developer community. I am a seasoned developer who recently started tinkering with writing a simple application for the BlackBerry platform. So far, it has been a very frustrating experience to say the least. The crappy framework and lack of support resources have been my biggest complaints. Unless they do something soon to improve the developer experience on all fronts, they will most surely shoot themselves in the foot by losing their developers to much better platforms with far better support (ie. Android, Windows Mobile, and iPhone). It’s amazing to me that they aren’t even willing to pay travel expenses for the presenters at their own conference. They just don’t get it. Would it really make that big of a difference to their financial bottom line if they covered the airfare and lodging? It would certainly send-out a very positive signal to all developers who hear about it. But no… they continue to miss the crucial importance of a happy and thriving developer community. I am a seasoned developer who recently started tinkering with writing a simple application for the BlackBerry platform. So far, it has been a very frustrating experience to say the least. The crappy framework and lack of support resources have been my biggest complaints. Unless they do something soon to improve the developer experience on all fronts, they will most surely shoot themselves in the foot by losing their developers to much better platforms with far better support (ie. Android, Windows Mobile, and iPhone).

]]> By: BlogReader http://www.berryreview.com/2008/07/09/rim-asking-developers-to-share-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-9839 BlogReader Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:19:37 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=6192#comment-9839 For getting RIM out of a bind with developers they'll give you a pass to listen to their conference? Pony up some more cash and pay for the trip and hotel. Or just give $5k to anyone that presents. RIM really needs to do something to stir interest in the developer community. Considering what's at stake they should at least be spending some money. Has anyone heard a *single* thing about the "RIM fund" since it was announced? For getting RIM out of a bind with developers they’ll give you a pass to listen to their conference? Pony up some more cash and pay for the trip and hotel. Or just give $5k to anyone that presents. RIM really needs to do something to stir interest in the developer community. Considering what’s at stake they should at least be spending some money.

Has anyone heard a *single* thing about the “RIM fund” since it was announced?

]]> By: Mark http://www.berryreview.com/2008/07/09/rim-asking-developers-to-share-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-9827 Mark Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:09:41 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=6192#comment-9827 Ironic, especially considering it hasn't been too long that DevBerry Blog shut down because of a lack of interest/support from RIM! Ironic, especially considering it hasn’t been too long that DevBerry Blog shut down because of a lack of interest/support from RIM!

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