Cell Phone Programming

[rocketdodger]

Anyone know anything about it?

I am really interested in being able to load my own executables onto a cell phone somehow...but I have no idea where to start.

[danielk]

You'll probably want to code for Java ME (http://java.sun.com/javame/index.jsp). The J2ME Wireless Toolkit includes a mobile phone emulator for application development.

[Rasmus]

http://java.sun.com/javame/index.jsp

sorry, i don't know anything about it, really.

[zooterkin]

Any particular type of cell phone? The Symbian S60 v3 operating system used on some phones by Nokia (and others) supports Python (http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66596), which is an interpreted scripting language, which is good for beginners.

[danielk]

Programming for Java ME is pretty easy too, if you already have a basic grasp of Java. Together with a friend of mine, I implemented a Sudoku GUI for mobile phones as a class project a while ago. My friend did the transfer-to-phone part of the task, so I cannot tell you exactly how this was done. However, the programming itself wasn't any different from writing applications for a PC, except for the more limited environment.

[Wudang]

Here's an overview article about different phone platforms and what's doable
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-arch23.html