New Web Development Enhancements - Smartphone Development

The BlackBerry plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio (version 1.2) comes equipped with a wide array of new features. Here is a look at some of the most up-to-date enhancements:

Debugging

• Support is available for debugging web projects with BlackBerry smartphone simulators

• Setting Breakpoints on JavaScript code

• Seamless integration into Locals and Watch Windows

Profiling

• Visibility into the content of XMLHttpRequest requests and response data

• Visibility into data traffic for web-based content, including elements such as images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML

• Reporting on time-to-load for web-based content, including elements such as images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML

Simulator

• BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone simulator now included as the default simulator for ASP.NET projects

• Ability to install v1.2 alongside v1.1 to debug and simulate BlackBerry® MDS Runtime projects

As you can see, installing the BlackBerry simulator and the Microsoft Visual Studio plug-in is a piece of cake. And now that you better understand what BlackBerry has to offer, you can truly take advantage of its features to create powerful, engaging smartphone apps.