Open C

Documentation
Download Open C documents, code examples, eLearnings and videos.

Tools
Install the Open C SDK Plug-In for S60 3rd Edition SDKs (required for S60 3rd Edition and S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1).

Wiki
Check out additional articles, tutorials and code examples written by fellow developers.

Discussion Board
Discuss Open C issues and share ideas with other developers in the Forum Nokia Discussion Boards.

Tips for Selecting Open Source Code for an Open C Project
Read this article to understand what aspects should be considered in the selection of open source code when porting it to the S60 platform with Open C.

Download the Open C Whitepaper
This white paper explains how Open C makes it easier to tap the full power of the world's most successful smartphone platform.

See what others are saying. Read the latest blog entries.

Introduction to Open C

Development of applications and services for the S60 platform, the industry-leading smartphone platform, will become faster and more cost-efficient than ever before with Open C. Because Open C technology provides the familiar, standard C function libraries on the S60 platform, it enhances developer productivity and reduces an application's time to market. With Open C, you can reuse existing code and focus on maximizing the unique mobility aspects of your applications.

Symbian recently introduced four of the basic POSIX libraries on Symbian OS™. With Open C, S60 is implementing five additional C libraries built on open source projects including OpenSSL, GNOME, and LIBZ. Open C helps optimize porting of open source and desktop applications to S60 on Symbian OS.

Open C will be part of S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2. However, you can start developing Open C applications for S60 3rd Edition and S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 devices today by downloading the Open C SDK plug-in.

Success cases
Oracle Ports Berkeley DB to S60 Using Open C
Wipro Ports UPnP Stack to S60 Platform Using Open C
SYSOPENDIGIA Ports an Open Source FTP library to S60 Platform Using Open C

Webinars

Porting Open Source to Mobile: Easy as 1-2-3
Interested in developing for mobile? View this webinar, and learn how easy it is to port your existing open source applications to the Nokia S60 smartphone platform, using the Open C SDK. Our speaker will take you through a live demo and complete a porting exercise before the webinar ends.

Read blogs on Open C

Tommi's S60 applications blog
Kevin Sharp's Forum Nokia Blog
Antony Pranata's Forum Nokia Blog

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