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Creating a Mobile Programming Language

I'm thinking about creating a small language that is very easy to type on a mobile phone (J2ME), What is the more appropriate language to implement in order to run it inside a mobile phone (j2me always)? Appropriate meaning, small/easy syntax, easy to type in a mobile phone. Is it lisp? Some sort of Basic/Python/Ruby (I think not...)? O...

Blackberry development on scripting language ?

From what I've seen, the preferred way to develop Blackberry applications is Java. Is this the only way? I'm dreaming of a rapid application environment where you can create GUIs (using the Blackberry UI components). Something like a port of Tcl/Tk on Blackberry... or Python/Tkinter... or something new, but similar. Does something li...

Accesing a function via string stored in Hashtable

If I have function names stored as strings in a Hashtable. Is there a way to access the functions via the stored strings? EDIT I'm afraid the platform that i'm working on CLDC1.1/MIDP2.0 does not support Reflection. Any workaround possible? ...

Has any language been implemented in Java?

Do you know of a runtime written in Java/J2ME, that is capable of reading and executing a script/binary file? ...

How to declare a function during program execution?

This is something like Reflection where you can call a method simply by its name, and not a precompiled pointer to it. Like in JavaScript you can: var fun = function(){ alert("Hello World!"); } fun(); Is something like that possible in Java/J2ME? How? ...

Are Hecl scripts as powerful as native J2ME midlets?

Looking over Hecl, the scripting language with a J2ME runtime, I wonder about its capabilities: Assuming my base Midlet has methods and variables that I've written Can the Hecl interpreter run within my Midlet, and side-by-side with my classes? Can the Hecl script call any of my methods within the Midlet? Can the Hecl script utilize a...

Hecl download ,but what next?

I have downloaded Helc from Hecl.org. I have also installed the SUN WTC. What next. Hecl is just in a zip file of 40meg with no extension. What do I do with it. ...