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Best Platform For Hobbyist Mobile Development?

Posted by kdawson on from the joy-of-programming dept.

An anonymous reader notes a blog entry, possibly his own, comparing and evaluating 8 mobile platforms from the point of view of their suitability for a hobbyist programmer. Covered are iPhone, Java ME, Windows Mobile, Linux, Palm, Brew, Symbian, and Blackberry. The writer seems open-minded and is a strong fan of free software, but he gives the edge to Windows Mobile for this class of developer.

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  1. Re:J2ME by kramulous · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'd like everyone in this thread to stop bitching about java and its mobile functionality and just move on. Master the language or let it master you. If you really want to continue bitching, do something about it and create a language and adequate compiler that will work on each one of the billion different types of mobile devices.

    ./ can really piss me off sometimes with these petty little complaints from people that clearly are not that sure about what they are doing in the first place.

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