J2ME - How to setup development environment on Windows

On Microsoft Windows, J2ME development environment requires at least two software to be installed to begin coding J2ME applications.

1. Java Development Kit.
   You can download the latest version of JDK from Sun's site
2. Java Platform Micro Edition Software Development Kit 3.0 for Windows
   This can also be downloaded from Sun's website
   

JDK (Java Development Kit) is required for all sorts of Java development and includes APIs, Documentation and all sorts of tools required to develop java applications for all sorts of development platforms. If you are a Java developer for desktops or servers, you will already be using this tool.



WTK (Wireless Toolkit) is the ste of tools required to develop J2ME applications. This includes software emulators that will allow you to test your applications before you deploy them onto the real devices.

In addition, you can use your favorite IDE (Integrated development environment) which is not necessary but really facilitates and accelerates the development process. For our tutorials we will be using Eclipse which is a very popular IDE not only for Java developers but for many other development languages as well. You can download Eclipse from eclipse.org.

Once you have the necessary tools, follow these steps to setup the environment.

1. Run JDK installer exe to install JDK on your windows machine.
2. Run WTK installer to install WTK on your system
3. (Optional) Eclipse is usually available as a zip file. Unzip the file and simply run eclipse.exe to use Eclipse

You are now ready to start developing J2ME apps on your Windows machine.

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