Re: What is a relative better choice between J2ME and VB/C to develop Palm OS PDA Application?

From: Neil Fallon (nfallo_at_comcast.net)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:03:02 GMT

One other thing. Falch.net Developer Studio is 49.99 if you can catch them.
They seem to be going out of business but it's a great buy if you can get it
at that price. There web address is http://www.falch.net

Neil

"Neil Fallon" <nfallo@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:td9cc.77100$K91.170852@attbi_s02...
> If you are a C programmer go with C. This is standard C not C++. Your
> application will run faster and have a smaller footprint. Your choices for
> development environments would be either Code Warrior or Falch.net
Developer
> studio which runs on top of GCC. There is a very fast JVM out there for
> the Palm that transfers the byte code into compiled Palm OS prc files. I
> think it may be called Jikes and it's free. Most Java apps run very slow
on
> Palm devices. On the VB side there are a couple of options that are out
> there but are either junk, need to mature, or aren't woth the money.
There
> is NSBasic for Palm - requires run-time, HB++ and attempt at VB for Palm.
> AppForge for VB with a large run-time, and Satellite Forms. Most of these
> programs are on the pricey side and not worth the money.
>
> Remember what ever language you choose. You will also need to create a
> conduit for the application. There is no automatic sync as there is with
> Access databases on CE devices.
>
> Neil
>
>
>
>
> "Henry Qian" <yhqian@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4e788567.0404041956.63760fde@posting.google.com...
> > Hi, PDA application development gurus there:
> >
> > I am going to develop some applications for PDAs - initially targeted
> > on palms, but latter maybe other PDAs as well. Now I am facing a
> > decision on which develop language I'd better to use between J2ME and
> > VB/C. Personally, I like the J2ME very much for its portability and
> > broad acceptance. However, I have heard that there is some JVM support
> > issues for J2ME from palms. So, I am thinking another alternative
> > option by using VB/c and AppForge.
> >
> > Can some gurus there help me to answer me which options are better for
> > the long run and market trends?
> >
> > Thank you a lot in advance
> >
> > Henry
>
>

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