To accompany the release of Carbide.c++ v1.2 Symbian Press have released "Using Symbian OS: Carbide.c++". This handy title provides the reader with an introduction to Eclipse, the platform on which Carbide.c++ is built, and Carbide.c++, before reviewing how to import or create a project. There is then a brief tour of how to manage project properties, before the booklet concludes by describing the processes of building, running, and debugging an application."

For anyone thinking of using Carbide.c++ for the first time this booklet provides a good introduction to the basics and provides a foundation from which to start exploring the IDE. Particularly for Carbide.c++ Express users its also a handy reference for day-to-day tasks. Unfortunately, the booklet does not even hint at the additional features in the commercial versions of Carbide.c++, such as on-device debugging and performance investigator - hopefully these will get their own "Essential" booklet one day.

"Using Symbian OS: Carbide.c++" can be downloaded here, and information on other "Essential" booklets can be found here.

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