Prosanta Bhattacherjee
Application Development Consultant, Research In Motion
Prosanta has worked on numerous web portals for major multinational firms writing both front and backend code. He has a number of years of experience working with both Java and .Net environments implementing portals to suit client and partner needs. Prosanta was the lead evangelist in the launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook and has remained close to the product and the development story on the device.
Sessions
COM07 - Lab: Boot Camp for Developers Using Adobe AIR for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Apps
Adobe® technical wizards Renaun Erickson and Duane Nickull will provide a hands-on, practical developer lab focusing on using Adobe® AIR® to build apps for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. Attendees will build several mobile applications, learn architectural best practices and walk through a deployment process. The boot camp will cover as much functionality as possible, including microphone access, camera, remote data and basic application navigation. Attendees will leave with completed applications plus source code and tips on the best resources.
DEV21 - Creating a UI using the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR
This session demonstrates how to use the native UI components in the BlackBerry® Tablet OS SDK for Adobe® AIR®. This is a great opportunity to learn technical skills such as: creating and placing UI components using containers and spacers, using containers to manage orientation changes, customizing the look of components, creating basic animations and much more. Learn the basic tools and then apply those skills to a complex UI.
DEV32 - Profiling your AIR Application for Better Performance
Profiling helps you identify performance bottlenecks and memory leaks in your applications. This session covers how to profile a highly optimized and fine tuned Adobe® AIR application created using Adobe® Flash® Builder. We’ll look at using tooling and plug-ins to their maximum potential so application runs as smoothly as possible and deliver the best user experience.
GRP03 - Collaboration Roundtable: Where Can You Take Adobe Flash and Abobe AIR Apps?
BlackBerry® DevCon 2011 features this new series of collaboration roundtables. These roundtables are your opportunity to join an interactive discussion with your fellow BlackBerry developers and technology experts to share your own experiences and to help shape the direction of the platform by providing feature requests and feedback on the technology roadmaps. Possible topics include:
- Taking existing Adobe® Flash® and Adobe® AIR® apps to the next level on the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet
- Improving developer-designer app collaboration and unleashing creativity in app development
