Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
Some background: I spent many years as an individual contributor to a number of J2ME expert groups including MIDP 2.0, MIDP 3.0 and a number of J2ME APIs ~ around 10 different JSRs over 8+ years. I was a huge proponent of Java for mobile and still am. In the next couple of days, the … Read more
As I read Terrence’s blog Goodbye Sun & Thanks, Scott, I think back at my days when I worked closely with Sun. Many believed that I worked for Sun but I actually didn’t… I have been a fan of Sun Microsystems through out my school years and then during my professional career. Like many, I … Read more
While looking for information on how CTIA 2009 in San Diego went, I found an article by Richard Wong (who is a venture capitalist with Accel Partners) titled on “The rise of open mobile (and congratulations Android team)“. A good article by Richard, he reminisces on how mobility used to be in the early days … Read more
It is good to see this. After a long time, hard work, lots of discussions, MIDP3 final draft has been submitted to the JCP… MIDP3 includes a number of new APIs and functionality. And while the smartphones have gone their own way with their own platforms and environments, MIDP3 is relevant and will be a … Read more