Jay <wirelessjava@yahoo.com> writes:
> This article was really informative. I am a Brew developer and I
> also am a Java Developer. You however can develop Java applications
> that also work on the BREW Platform. So I can develop my
> applications in Java and also port them to the Java devices and the
> BREW enabled devices also.
>
> What I dont like about the Japanese companies (telcos, and handset
> makers) is that they cannot conform to both the CLDC and the MIDP
> standard. Everyone wants to put their special stuff which is
> killing Java. Basically JAVA is not WRITE once and run everywhere
> but it is
>
>
> WRITE ONCE AND DEBUG EVERYWHERE
>
>
> This defeats the purpose of Java. cant they companies conform to
> one standard ?????
"write once run everywhere" is not what makes Java make sense on
phones. It is Java's VM, which provides a restricted environment for
the execution of programs, that is attractive to carriers. They can
let users download any old Java program and not worry about it
crashing the phone.
--
matt
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Received on Tue Jun 26 21:04:17 2001