Part 1 of this three-part series laid the foundation for building an application targeted at the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, including choosing a target language (Python), selecting and configuring a development environment (Eclipse with Pluthon), and building a small sample application to make sure everything worked as advertised. Part 2 looks at different options for helper libraries, coding with unit testing in mind, and user interface choices.
Python execution speed on the N8x0 platform is pathetic. I’d rather see Vala being pushed by Nokia/Maemo, as at least this compiles to native code.