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Android should drop Java. It's nothing like writing 'normal' Java, and the baggage that is bought along isn't worth the effort. I like Java. I hate Android de

Android should drop Java. It's nothing like writing 'normal' Java, and the baggage that is bought along isn't worth the effort. I like Java. I hate Android development.

chii 10y ago
Other than the slightly different standard libraries, what else is different? Android Java is effectively the same as java 7, and any difference is solely attributed to library/SDK/api.
- pjmlp 10y ago
  They don't support all the language features, specially the ones that make use of the new bytecodes. This will only get worse when Java 9, specially Java 10 gets released.
  - osweiller 10y ago
    Android supports 100% of Java 7, and with a new compiler ("Jack") it supports most of Java 8. For an average Java developer, it is absolutely a completely vanilla Java experience, and Android developers can pull in virtually any mainstream Java project or code with ease. The root claim is utter nonsense. This whole submission is just garbage -- a developer who is terrible at Android "retires" from it. The world doesn't care. (yes this post will be dead, courtesy of the utter decline of HN)
creshal 10y ago
Do you still need to do manual malloc/free inside Java code to handle images in Android? That crap tripped me up when developing for it ca. 2011.
- pjmlp 10y ago
  Yes, they optimized it and did a few changes in the way things work, but you still need to watch out. https://developer.android.com/training/displaying-bitmaps/manage-memory.html https://developer.android.com/training/displaying-bitmaps/ma...
askvictor 10y ago
There's kotlin; I honestly reckon it will take over as the primary Android language in a couple of years