Accredited Symbian Developer (ASD) was a (now defunct) accreditation program for
software developer
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s using
Symbian OS, a mobile phone operating system, having been terminated in April 2011 after the closure of the
Symbian Foundation. The scheme was operated independently on the Foundation's behalf by Majinate Limited, which also closed for business when the Foundation closed.
Qualifications required
The primary qualification for being
accredited as an ASD was a pass in an on-line multiple choice examination that adhered to the Principles of Symbian OS curriculum. This curriculum was reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that the accreditation kept up to date with developments in the Symbian operating system. The final release of the curriculum was made in 2009 although it still adhered closely to the ASD Primer, a learning aid published by
Wiley under the Symbian Press imprint.
Curriculum
The final version of the curriculum contained the following major topics:
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C++ Language Fundamentals
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Classes And
Objects
Object may refer to:
General meanings
* Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept
** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place
** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter
* Goal, an ...
* Class Design And
Inheritance
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* Symbian OS Types & Declarations
* Cleanup Stack
* Object Construction
* Descriptors
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Dynamic Arrays
* Active Objects
* System Structure
* Client Server
* File Server, Store & Streams
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Sockets
* Tool Chain
* Platform Security
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Binary Compatibility
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Each topic was assessed and marked separately in the examination and a pass required both a high score and coverage of the majority of topics.
See also
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Software development
Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development invol ...
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Software engineering
Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development.
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
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Software development process
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Computer and video game development
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External links
Symbian developer websiteThe Symbian Foundation website
Information technology qualifications
Symbian OS
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