Java on PocketPC: What do YOU think?

Java on PocketPC: What do YOU think?

Shouldn't Swing, AWT and SWT folks care? ... I'm asking the Java community for comments on PocketPC and PDA development in general. Why do I care? I spent a year working on a Java/PocketPC project and subsequently have put up the Java on PocketPC (unofficial FAQ) which is starting to get a decent number of search hits....

Vik is looking for your thoughts about Java on PocketPC.

[ 19 Jan ][ Article ]: Transitioning from NetBeans IDE 3.6 to 4.0
This guide is designed to help you transition your applications and IDE settings from NetBeans IDE 3.6 to NetBeans IDE 4.0, and to show you how to be even more productive with the new NetBeans IDE projects system.

Linux in Government: OSS in the US Navy?
The Navy's Program Executive Office for Information Technology is giving open-source software a look.

[ 29 Nov ][ Article ]: J2ME MIDP Device Fragmentation Tutorial with Ma
This tutorial demonstrates how to create and customize project configurations to solve the problem of device fragmentation when developing a mobile application that runs on multiple devices. Additionally, it shows how to install a non-UEI compliant emulator platform into the NetBeans IDE.

Review: JInspired JDBInsight 3.0 Early Access
One of the largest potential bottlenecks that J2EE developers have to deal with is between the application and the RDBMS server. And of course, this is also one of the most difficult areas in an application to test. JInspired's JDBInsight looks to solve our problems in this regard and Drew is taking it for a test ride.

Book Excerpt: JDS Instant Messenger (IM)
This excerpt from Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop teaches you how to instant message friends and colleagues from your desktop system.

Rich Web Apps ... Continued

Kris makes some good points in his blog post about Rich Apps. People keep using web apps because of the deployment costs. Webstart doesn't work 24/7/365. As long as the server is up web apps normally do. He also asks the question:

Is it because the UI is sooo flexiable in a Swing/Applet that we screw it up without the help of an Information Arch?

I think there is some truth to this statement. Infinite flexibility always causes problems. I've been a developer on a number of projects that are in essence infinitely flexible business engines. With no limitations you have to worry about everything. The web tier limits what users can do and the model they do it in. This greatly simplifies programming. Maybe we need frameworks for Swing and rich clients not for their features but for their limitations?

Rich Apps, Web vs. Desktop.... Why not WebTop
Interesting reading the blog on TSS about Worries about rich web apps. In general I hear two points. When you try to build a complex GUI app on the web you will have Usability issues and functional issues. Desktop apps provide much more flexiabilty to the GUI layer on a desktop..

Book Review - The Linux TCP/IP Stack: Networking for Embedded Systems
Some useful information for sure, but not enough is provided about the TCP/IP stack for embedded systems.

Plug-in to Reusability in Java
In this article Keld will uncover the secrets of "Plug-in Architecture,"where parameterized classes are the plug-ins. We'll define Interfaces for several important classes used in an application, and then, we'll give the actual class names in a parameter file read by the application on start-up.