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== Evaluation Criteria ==

=== [[Integrated Development EnvironmentsEnvironment]] Criteria ===

*Code Completion

*Invalid Syntax Highlighting

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*Refactoring

*Debugging

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! [[Symbian]]

! [[J2ME]]

! [[Python_programming_language|Python]]

! Python

! [[Macromedia_Flash_Lite|Flash Lite]]

! FlashLite

! [[.NET_Compact_Framework|.Net Compact]]

! Web- Browser Based

|-

! BasedCode OnStyle

| C++

| [[Java]]

| Python

| [[ActionScript]]

| [[C_Sharp|C#]], [[Visual_Basic_.NET|VB.NetNET]], Managed C++

| XHTML ([[Wireless_Application_Protocol|WAP]] 2.0), [[Wireless_Markup_Language|WML]] ([[Wireless_Application_Protocol|WAP]] 1.2)

|-

! colspan="7" | Application Development

|-

! Learning Curve

| style="background:#ffaaaa;" | DifficultChallenging

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Excellent

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Excellent

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| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Add-on to Nokia Emulator

| Unknown

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | [[Windows_Mobile#Windows_Mobile_5.0|Windows MobleMobile 5 SDK ]]can be Integratedintegrated with IDE

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Many

|-

! [[Integrated Development Environment]]

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | [[Symbian#Developing_on_Symbian_OS|Many choices]]

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | [[Eclipse_%28software%29|Eclipse]], [[NetBeans#NetBeans_Mobility_Pack|NetBeans Mobility Pack]]

| style="background:#aaffaaffffaa;" | Stani's Python Editor, PyDevSeveral

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | [[Macromedia Flash]] MX

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | [[Visual_Studio#Visual_Studio_2005|Visual Studio 2005]]

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Many

|-

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| style="background:#ffffaa;" | Compile per target

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Excellent

| style="background:#ffffaa;" | Limited to [[Nokia Series 60Series60]]

| style="background:#ffffaa;" | FLFlashLite 2: [[Nokia]] Only

| style="background:#ffffaa;" | [[Windows Pocket- PC]]

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Excellent

|-

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! Crippled Providers

| Unknown

| style="background:#ffaaaa;" | Yes - ?(Unknown)

| Unknown

| Unknown

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| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Extensive

| style="background:#ffffaa;" | Recent

| ?Unknown

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | [[MSDN]]

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Extensive

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! Market Penetration

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Extensive

| style="background:#aaffaa;" | Extensive (also: Dangerthe sidekickbasis platformof basedthe [[T-Mobile_Sidekick#Developing_for_the_Hiptop|Danger onSidekick j2mePlatform]])

| style="background:#ffaaaa;" | None (Recently Launched)

| style="background:#ffffaa;" | Average

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| style="background:#aaaaff;" | Ideal for lightweight functionality, a web-interface for an existing application with no latency concerns, or a widely varying platform base

|}

=== Resources ===

Please see the linked pages for resources for the specific development platforms

[[Category:Operating systems]]

[[Category:Computing platforms]]

[[Category:Smartphones]]

[[Category:Java platform]]

[[Category:Java device platform]]

[[Category:Dynamically-typed programming languages]]

[[Category:Free software]]

[[Category:Object-oriented programming languages]]

[[Category:Python programming language]]

[[Category:Scripting languages]]

[[category:embedded systems]]

[[category:mobile phones]]

[[category:consumer electronics]]

[[category:mobile telephony]]