Blind Not Dumb (Posts about j2me)https://www.feoh.org/categories/j2me.atom2024-01-21T01:02:42ZChris PattiNikolaYay and Boo all in one breath: The Amazon Kindle Development Kit (KDK)https://www.feoh.org/posts/yay-and-boo-all-in-one-breath-the-amazon-kindle-development-kit-kdk.html2010-02-07T12:13:00-05:002010-02-07T12:13:00-05:00cpatti<p>Amazon has finally come out with the details around their Kindle Development Kit (KDK) you can read the details <a class="reference external" href="https://kindlepublishing.amazon.com/gp/vendor/kindlepubs/kdk/get-content?id=200436000">here</a>.</p>
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<div class="line">This is absolutely great news for the J2ME development community, this is a mainstream device from a big name manufacturer where they can ply their existing skill set or port their existing apps.</div>
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<p>However, I'm a bit disappointed. I realize that the Kindle is meant as a light weight device, but I have always found J2ME's I/O model to be rather cripplingly baroque in so many ways.</p>
<p>Looking over Amazon's APIDoc however, it does seem like they've built their own infrastructure atop J2ME, so perhaps they've made it easier and more pleasant to code for.</p>
<p>I'm torn between wanting to get in on the ground floor and not wanting to invest the time and energy in learning a technology (J2ME) which I feel has gone way past its expiry date.</p>
<p>Anyway, we'll see but I'll definitely be keeping a close eye on this one.</p>