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I think it's "riskier" for Google to stick with anything Java related at this point. Even if it takes 5 years to make the switch, I think they should do it. The

I think it's "riskier" for Google to stick with anything Java related at this point. Even if it takes 5 years to make the switch, I think they should do it. They don't know what Oracle is going to do in the future against them. The recent win for Oracle has already showed them that they made a mistake not starting supporting Go 2-3 years ago when Oracle first sued them. This could end up costing them soon, but it could also get a lot worse. I think they can't afford not moving off Java. Plus, look how much excitement Apple caused with Swift for developers. They could do the same with Go for Android.

tkubacki 12y ago
Dartlang is more appealing for mainstream programmer than GO, already has an IDE with debugging intellisense etc. and already has Android backend (see Dartlang source code)
- kyrra 12y ago
  Golang gets intellisense with with gocode. Go has some debugging with gdb and awesome profiling with pprof. While there isn't an official IDE, there are plugins for eclipse and IntelliJ. Go's approach makes it easier to use your favorite editor to code.
spacemanmatt 12y ago
They have already paid Oracle. That case is settled. How could it get worse?
- briandh 12y ago
  No they haven't; the case is still ongoing, remanded to the district court.
curtis17 12y ago
Given Google's relationship with Jetbrains for Android Studio how about Kotlin. Cut out Java entirely: Kotlin -> ART. Kotlin seems approachable and modern. Also compiles down to JS.