Revision as of 15:56, 3 November 2010

This is a draft (2010-10-21)

Update to developer story on www.meego.com/developers

As an application developer, you can use C++, Web technologies, and QML to write applications for MeeGo. Currently, the following SDKs are available:

• the MeeGo SDK, which is the main development environment for creating native applications. This SDK allows you to use Qt/C++ and Qt Quick. MeeGo SDK is based on the Qt Creator and supports Qt 4.7 and Qt Mobility 1.0.2 frameworks.
• the Web SDK, which is the additional development environment for creating web-based applications. This SDK is based on open-source technology.

Both SDKs integrate into the standard development process:

1. Developing
2. Debugging
3. Packaging
4. Distributing

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Developing

With the MeeGo SDK, you can create applications for a range of devices from a single code base. Since the SDK supports the simulation of MeeGo devices, you can create software without an actual MeeGo device.

With the Web SDK, you can create MeeGo applications based on web technologies, such as JavaScript/HTML/CSS.

You can also create hybrid applications by wrapping a WRT application with a Qt/C++ object.

Debugging

With MeeGo SDK, you can debug applications on the device, since debugging is integrated into the IDE, you can debug your applications, for instance, by stepping through your code and inserting breakpoints.

The Web SDK also supports debugging WRT applications.

Packaging

The MeeGo SDK generates packages for deploying software to MeeGo devices. To run an application on a MeeGo device, package the application, send it to a device, and install the application.

With the Web SDK, package the WRT applications for MeeGo according to the standards-based W3C Widget Packaging and Configuration specification.

Distributing

To distribute MeeGo applications you can use the infrastructure supplied by the MeeGo project for the distribution of free, open-source applications (under construction) or submit the application to an application store.