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Five Years On, Has J2ME's Time Finally Arrived?

Posted by michael on from the no dept.

jg21 writes "Although he admits to having been frustrated by the slow adoption of the J2ME platform, software developer Eric Giguere believes that we're 'turning the corner.' He remembers Sun demonstrating Java running on Palm OS 'way back in 1999 when so many hoped the wireless Java revolution was just around the corner. Five years on, with notable successes such as the J2ME-enabled BlackBerry wireless handheld, that has already made a billionaire of RIM founder Mike Lazaridis, Giguere claims that, with most of the new handsets being produced supporting either JTWI or else its key component - version 2 of the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) - developers finally now have a more consistent and capable platform to use for application development. Anyone wandering round this week's CES may be inclined to agree."

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  1. Anyone? Anyone? by AntsInMyPants · · Score: 1, Insightful

    A slashdot story on the front page this long with no replies? Maybe the real question is, Does any one care if J2EE is ready for primetime.

  2. Re:Java Orphans? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    of the 4 you mentioned, only JINI is, as far as I know, not being extensively used...The others are APIs that are incorporated into J2EE or J2SE products to provide functionality. For example, JavaMail is the API that's used when you want to send and manipulate email.

  3. Re:I still don't see the point... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You're kidding right? All the blackberrys are J2ME based and this is the fastest growing PDA out there....

    since there are about several hundred devices out there, what exactly are you going to program in if you want to target a braod enough audience?

    i can't believe programmers are so ignorant about mobile development! there's more than just the server you know...

  4. Re:I still don't see the point... by WhiplashII · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think processing speed is the real issue - the real issue is trying to make a usefull application that works on 64x64 black and white and 320x240 color, with or without a keyboard, with or without TCP/IP, with or without sound, etc.

    The language does a pretty good job of allowing you to write one ap to all these, but what ap could you write?

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  5. Re:Java Orphans? by sporty · · Score: 2, Insightful
    They stay as sperate products unless they pick up enough steam.


    Java2D got integrated as anyone who uses swing will want it. I think jini is included, but i'm not sure. Java mail, i'm sure will be in a j2ee implementation soon enough.


    Instead of flat out bloating the API by adding stuff, ala php, they incubate it out in the wild.

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