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The J2ME world never really felt easy to me: What worked on 1 device didn't on another, there was very limited shared UI, and it felt like it was impossible to
by pistoriusp 6y ago
The J2ME world never really felt easy to me:
What worked on 1 device didn't on another, there was very limited shared UI, and it felt like it was impossible to target multiple devices.
- Abishek_Muthian 6y agoThere were MIDP profiles[1] as long the version matched, the apps worked fine in my experience on any device although the devices themselves varied in their key pad placements; Nokia went crazy in their phone designs[2]! [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Information_Device_Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Information_Device_Prof... [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZi-7V11k8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZi-7V11k8
- Steltek 6y agoWow, thanks for that video down memory lane. I had a 3660 (friends called it the "communications brick"). There was no wifi and I couldn't afford a data plan but I was able to have the phone dialup via Bluetooth (think "reverse tether") to my Linux desktop. I never got into J2ME: being a fledgling Linux snob in college, I went for Nokia's C++ target and got stuck in the quagmire.
- nradov 6y agoBut MIDP profiles were so limited that you could only build the simplest apps. To do anything complex required calling proprietary extensions, which destroyed portability.
- pjmlp 6y agoYeah, the portability on Android is wonderful. /s
- pjmlp 6y agoJust like Android.