(keitai-l) Re: Java running into trouble on cell phones?

From: Joseph Bowbeer <jozart_at_blarg.net>
Date: 09/06/02
Message-ID: <10ee01c25585$b8b1da30$0a0a0a0a@REPLICANT>
Phil Suh writes:

> I thought this CNET article would be of interest to list members:
>
>  http://news.com.com/2100-1033-956351.html?tag=cd_mh
>
> "Java on mobile platforms is not living up to the promise of letting
> programmers 'write once, run anywhere,' according to developers
> gathered in London last week."

The 24 different screen sizes seemed to be the biggest complaint cited in
the article.  Is that Java's doing?  I detected an ad for some new
consortium or other hidden between the lines, but that could just be my own
bias.

WORA may not be achievable with Java on constrained devices at this time,
partly because the devices are evolving so fast, but J2ME does permit a
significant amount of code sharing: even DoJa and MIDP share the CLDC APIs
in common.  Looking ahead, MIDP-2.0 will provide better support for gamers:
http://jcp.org/jsr/detail/118.jsp

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Joe Bowbeer
Received on Fri Sep 6 12:20:07 2002