After having the Blackberry Storm for a few weeks, and it’s time to build some apps.

To get started, you need the JDE (which is essentially Eclipse). Java may be cross platform, but the JDE for the storm is not. The JDE and simulator only runs on windows, and while they offer a plugin for eclipse, it was easier just to install the prepackaged eclipse that has the plugin already configured.

A good resource for getting started is this document.

BlackBerry_Java_Development_Environment_getting_started.pdf

Also, make sure to set your PATH variable, or the compiler will fail to find javac. I expected that to be done as part of the install process, but it has to be done manually.

The tutorial below has a good description of the steps required:

getting-started-with-the-blackberry-java-development-environment-jde/

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