The BlackBerry® platform supports several different ways of developing applications, themes, rich mobile websites and widgets. Each methodology has unique strengths, but all of them will help you leverage the BlackBerry solution’s easy connectivity and robust security.

Select the development platform that suits you and the application you plan to develop best, whether you want to develop using web standard technologies like HTML/HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, or Java®, or smartphone themes BlackBerry gives you the option. BlackBerry development tools also leverage industry standard development environments like Eclipse® and Microsoft® Visual Studio® or you can use your own tooling of choice.