who programs

[spiritofcat]

Does anyone know any MIDP 2.0 compatible versions of any programming language? I never have much time on a computer, and i know this is sad, but i want to program on my phone! If anyone knows any MIDP 2.0 (specific type of java) versions of a programming language, linking to them would really be good, thanks!
Ps, i think this is my 1000th post!

MIDP 2.0 is a specification for the use of Java on mobile devices. The only programming language that will be compatible with MIDP 2.0 is Java.

From Wikipedia:
There are several different ways to create MIDP applications: code can be written in a plain text editor, or one can use a more advanced IDE such as NetBeans, IntelliJ (with bundled Java ME plugin), or Eclipse (with plugins such as EclipseME) which has a user interface for graphically laying out any forms you create, as well as providing many other advanced features not available in a simple text editor.

[Harpseal]

I know that, but is there an app for MIDP 2.0 that allows you to program? I don't really care what for, i just want to be able to program!

[spiritofcat]

I know that, but is there an app for MIDP 2.0 that allows you to program? I don't really care what for, i just want to be able to program!

There are IDEs for it, as listed in my previous post.
In case you didn't know, IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment.
An IDE is a set of tools aimed towards programming in a particular language or context.
When I was looking at programming for mobile phones I think I used Eclipse. I never got very far with it all though.

[OrigamiGeek]

@ harpseal. if you have an Iphone then I think that you could use pharo. I think that you can use it I can teach you a bit if you want?

[OrigamiGeek]

an example of a good ide is: lazarus
lazarus is an ide of pascal it is very good

[TheUnChosenOne]

copyright, expenses? what do you mean?
and cool programs!

What I mean is that usually whenever I try to design something with graphics, I really suck at drawing so the Internet is kind of, you know, just there and since it's just a hobby I'm not willing to spend a lot of money on getting something

[OrigamiGeek]

yes I know what you mean... if you want to make something pleas ask me for graphics I am ok at them!

[Harpseal]

I am an official style xi animator, if that helps, but that's scratch. I can do graphics but it takes ages. Also, thanks for the lazarus reccomendation, would that allow me to program in the pascal language on my phone then? (I have a t-mobile vibe(E200 if it makes any difference))
You have been really helpful already, thanks!

[OrigamiGeek]

@harpseal. in your phone store look up some of thees things:
python
processing
squeak?
java
javascript
smaltalk?
Pharo
amber
lazarus
pascal
c
c#
c++ (not recommended)
Etoys


I am not sure if you want to learn any of thees languages. hope this helped I can give you some help on thees languages if you need I know some of them and can find pdf's for some too.

[Harpseal]

My phone doesn't have a store, it's flashy and a bit clever but it isn't:
Expensive
Fashonable
Well-known
Common
Recommended
Compatible with anything that fits into any of the catagories above
It does have bluetooth.
Wikipedia does have an article on it so you can find out about it's compatability, i'm not being lazy, i've spent many hours of computer and phone time looking. Jython is the closest i've come, i looked at eclipse and pascal lazarus, neither worked.

[OrigamiGeek]

sorry i have know idea how too help

[Harpseal]

I know- it's a sad, geeky and obscure request, what more could you ask for?
I don't mind- i'll find a tutorial for making your own programming language using a java or pascal- or any program that can make MIDlets. Then i'll follow that- which there must be- you get language making tutorials for scratch so you must for all the others! (If there are tutorials like that then surely there must be some published results??)

[phillipcurl]

i have a friend who made his own programming language, but he's kinda dead on the internet... he posted it on some website, anyway, it was kinda like PHP.

[Harpseal]

I've heard of php, but i didn't think it was a programming language. Oh well. Anyway, that's quite an achievement!

[spiritofcat]

I've heard of php, but i didn't think it was a programming language. Oh well. Anyway, that's quite an achievement!

It all depends on your definition of "programming".
Things like PHP, ASP, JSP, JavaScript, etc are all scripting languages, generally intended for modifying or generating and displaying dynamic web content.
For example, most forums are powered by PHP.
To me that's still programming, since it's a set of instructions that cause a computer to do something, but to some people it isn't a real programming language unless it compiles into an .exe file.