Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!news.glorb.com!news-spur2.glorb.com!homer.glorb.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Steve Sobol Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 00:33:35 -0700 Organization: Glorb Internet Services, http://www.glorb.com Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: xoAFiuXnRqdiUJrjkwExXQ.user.posting2.glorb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@glorb.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 07:33:38 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4 X-Notice: Scanned by Mr. Bill Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4724 In article , Nasser M. Abbasi says... > Hello; > > I do not know anything about Andriod version of Java. But if one > writes an Andriod application, can one take the Java source code > and compile it with Java (the standard Java) and run it on say > window 7 or linux or the mac? You write Android apps in Java (with the exception of some low-level code which is written in C; I understand that's mostly done for games). The code that manages the UI, file and USB I/O, and other stuff is different. But if you already know Java, you've got a good headstart towards learning how to develope Android apps. That said, no, you can't run Android apps on anything other than an emulator or a device that actually runs Android. -- Steve Sobol - Programming/WebDev/IT Support sjsobol@JustThe.net