Re: J2ME or network programming or...what do you recommend?

rasputin16002002@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

BTW - must one learn network programming prior to programming for
mobile devices (J2ME)

I would personally recommend you learn the basics of network programming before taking on J2ME. Not that I think it would be espcially useful (I don't do J2ME myself) but becuase the concepts are so useful they'll be a big help no matter what you do.

Basics:
1. Java language first. At least a couple of months.
2. Java API next. There's a lot to learn here.
3. Spend some time practicing what you learned. Write a couple of medium sized apps. For networking, implement a couple of basic network programs, like telnet (no cheating, do the whole thing) and IRC (again, the whole protocol, client and server).

Now you are ready to learn more. I think J2EE is more popular than J2ME, but J2ME tends to be more of a niche, and I would think less competition for jobs too.
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