Money quote:
"BlackBerry code must be compiled at the Java 1.3 level. This means that developers cannot utilize any of the improvements made to Java since 2002"
"BlackBerry code must be compiled at the Java 1.3 level. This means that developers cannot utilize any of the improvements made to Java since 2002"
I've never written anything native for BB, but have done some webapp development (holy usability nightmare Batman! Their browser is horrific in a level that even IE isn't)... but this revelation is scary.
Being forced to write Java 1.3 is like digging a trench with a rusty old spade.
Being forced to write an app without java.util.ArrayList and java.util.HashMap is like digging that trench with your teeth.