<job> (Or "computer programmer", "developer") Someone who
	writes or debugs {computer programs}, for a living or for fun.
	"Analyst/developer" is a common equivalent job title, implying
	the added role of {system analysis}.  The term may be
	qualified according to the type of software - "{application}
	programmer", "{system programmer}", etc.

	(2000-01-24)

<language, programming> (J2ME) {Sun}'s {Java} platform for
	consumer devices.

	J2ME defines Configurations and Profiles for different classes
	of small memory device, from {smart cards} to {pagers} to
	{set-top boxes}.  It can run on various {Java virtual
	machines} including {KVM}.

	Related products include {PersonalJava} and {EmbeddedJava}.

	See also the Standard edition {J2SE} and the Enterprise
	edition {J2EE}.

	(Home (http://www.javasoft.com/j2me/)}.

	(2000-04-20)

{Software Developers Kit} (or "Software Development Kit").

/bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/

	See {beta conversion}, {beta test}.

	[{Jargon File}]

<programming, library> A collection of {subroutines} and
	{functions} stored in one or more files, usually in compiled
	form, for linking with other programs.  Libraries are one of
	the earliest forms of organised {code reuse}.  They are often
	supplied by the {operating system} or {software development
	environment} developer to be used in many different programs.
	The routines in a library may be general purpose or designed
	for some specific function such as three dimensional animated
	graphics.

	Libraries are linked with the user's program to form a
	complete {executable}.  The linking may be {static linking}
	or, in some systems, {dynamic linking}.

	(1998-11-21)