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If Java turns you off, you could try Scala on Android. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5873229 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5873229
by yareally 13y ago
If Java turns you off, you could try Scala on Android.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5873229 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5873229
- StavrosK 13y agoI heard that that had very large startup costs due to the Scala VM (IIRC), which is unfortunate for what I'm making (a remote control app) :/
- yareally 13y agoI've used Java for a few years on Android differences for Scala past proguard are minimal for building and performance is the same as it's just compiled Java bytecode and then to dalvik
- StavrosK 13y agoOh, sorry, I just recalled that it was Clojure that I had heard about, so strike my above comment. I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Android or Java anywhere near enough to use Scala, as the learning curve would be much higher then. I will definitely consider it when I know a bit more about it, though, as it seems a much saner language.
- talloaktrees 13y agoAFAIK everything on Android runs on the Dalvik VM.
- yareally 13y agoYep, even Clojure does, but have never tried it really for Android, but it's just as possible as Scala. Jython has been possible in the past, but I haven't seen any recent projects updated to use it in the past 1-2 years.