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> Embedded systems? Like sim cards? Serious question: I remember the old installer, six billion devices or whatever. I’ve heard about Java ME, old set-top boxe

> Embedded systems? Like sim cards? Serious question: I remember the old installer, six billion devices or whatever. I’ve heard about Java ME, old set-top boxes and DVD players, etc. But how much of that is active today. I can’t say I’ve ever seen a job listing for an embedded Java developer or even Java ME in my entire career. Are people actually still using it?

cenamus 4mo ago
Yeah I didn't mean it as praise for Java (SE, ME, or whatever), but I don't think you're better off finding embedded WebAssembly jobs
- wffurr 4mo ago
  https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/blob/main/wasm2c/README.md https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/blob/main/wasm2c/README.... ISTR Siemens uses wasm2c to compile Wasm for a bunch of embedded devices runninng Zephyr RTOS.
  - cenamus 4mo ago
    Fair point, but translating to C is almost cheating ;)
    - wffurr 4mo ago
      Sure, but it's a trick not available to most JVM languages.
bdamm 4mo ago
Actually yes. Pretty much most credit cards are in fact JavaCards. Weird but true, and quite obscure.