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<concept id="GUID-89C83394-5F37-4AE5-AC5F-6006D2DD47DA" xml:lang="en"><title>Using
Visual Studio on Carbide.vs</title><shortdesc>Carbide.vs is a set of tools used for Symbian C++ application development
using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 IDEs and Symbian
OS SDKs.</shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
<p> Carbide.vs is targeted at developers with Visual Studio skills who want
to create C++ applications for Symbian platforms including Nokia S60 and Series
80 as well as selected UIQ SDKs. Carbide.vs provides easy entry into Symbian
C++ development with wizards and other automated functions that integrate
with Visual Studio. User can get started with minimal manual configuration.
Carbide.vs also contains functionality to automate several development tasks
specific to Symbian platform. For more information about using Visual Studio
on Carbide.vs, see <xref href="http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Carbide.vs_Overview" scope="external">http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Carbide.vs_Overview</xref>.</p>
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