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Re: Java?s Future Lies In Mobile?

From	Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Java?s Future Lies In Mobile?
Followup-To	comp.lang.java.programmer
Date	2011-02-10 13:53 +1300
Organization	Geek Central
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In message <MPG.27bb0f0bdba9e6fb9897d0@news.justthe.net>, Steve Sobol wrote:

> ... however, the assertian that an Android developer isn't a Java
> developer is mostly BS. I believe there are some Android games written in
> C, but most of the apps out there are written in Java.

Being an open platform, at least Android gives you a choice. I believe 
Google itself is working on something called App Inventor.

Though things like the recent news that the Dalvik VM now works on Maemo 
(with Meego to come), and can run apps written for Android, helps encourage 
folks to at least use languages that compile to Dalvik code.

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Re: Java?s Future Lies In Mobile? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-10 13:53 +1300
  Re: Java?s Future Lies In Mobile? Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-02-09 17:48 -0800

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