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I don't think I've ever run a Java app on my iPad. Are there any examples of this?

• pjmlp 6y ago
  Yes, these are the native code compilers for Java, able to target Apple mobile platforms. https://www.codenameone.com/ https://www.codenameone.com/ https://gluonhq.com/products/mobile/ https://gluonhq.com/products/mobile/ https://github.com/MobiVM/robovm https://github.com/MobiVM/robovm
  • fingerlocks 6y ago
    These look like ahead-of-time compilers using llvm with obj-c bindings. This is not Java running on iOS any more than than the lengths people have gone to make Rust run on iOS. The JVM doesn’t exist on iOS.
    • pjmlp 6y ago
      Sure it does, compiled to native code ahead of time. People have to start learning not to mix languages with implementations.
      • fingerlocks 6y ago
        This is pedantry. Clearly you acknowledge these frameworks aren't write-once-run-anywhere in the same spirit as the conversation we're having. This same trick can be performed on a number of languages that don't claim to be WORA.
        • pjmlp 6y ago
          Those frameworks take JVM bytecode and convert it into machine language. Looks WORA to me.
          • fingerlocks 6y ago
            If that’s all it takes, I’m struggling to think of a language that isn’t WORA.