NetBeans.org have published two of my J2ME MIDlet tutorials that I wrote for their Win With NetBeans competition. Follow the links below to read the tutorials:
How to create and use Mobile Class Library with NetBeans 4.0
How to create a J2ME MIDP RSS Reader application with NetBeans 4.0
You can also download the finished RSS Reader MIDlet application here.
I have not been a great fan of RAD (Rapid Application Development) tools as I wish to keep my hands dirty on the code level. But as I first tried the new NetBeans IDE 4.1 beta I was stunned how much the UI designer can speed up the development time for J2ME applications. The new UI and application flow designers are well designed and easy to use.
After I had played with the NetBeans, I thought that it was the only tool that allowed this kind of rapid development. But few days ago I got an email from Bill Colwill from the company called apps for phones, who was kind enough to introduce me to their new development tool called apps for phones. The minute I tried this new software I was stunned even more. The apps for phones lets you design the UI with custom components that look the same on several J2ME platforms as compared to native J2ME applications that may look a lot different depending on the used device. The software is really easy to use as even sales men can design applications (although I can’t say this is a good thing).
My website has now been moved here: http://koti.mbnet.fi/surface. Old website (http://www.tpu.fi/~eetomla) won’t work after a while because I have finally graduated as a Bachelor of Science in Software engineering from Tampere Polytechnic.So now I have been able to upgrade my site and I’m also slowly trying to become acquainted with this weblog that seems to be quite popular to have nowadays. I hope I can make more frequently updates as I won’t be so busy with school work.икони