I forget! There is hope: NaCl is doing it right (IMHO)! May be Android will one day get fast apps via PNaCl ( nativeclient.googlecode.com/svn/data/site/pnacl.pdf)
2010/8/13 Ralf Schneider <[email protected]>: > I was just pointing out a logical flaw in another post: The poster was > defending Java and in the last part he suddenly told: C will rule > Android development as soon as there is video and audio access via the > NDK > > Actually I agree. For: implementation, maintenance, and debugging ... > Java is far better than C or C++. > > But, performance matters, too! Not for most Apps, but for many of the > interesting ones (Games, AR-Apps, Image recoginition, ...). > > Anyway these kind of discussions most time lead to nowhere. There is > already too much (programming) religion involved. So it's easier to > just troll around. > > My personal opinion is this: > I would prefer a complete and stable C API. => Android should be a set > of stable C-APIs > Java/Dalvik/.net/whatever can run on top of them. > > So, everybody can be happy. The Java coders, the Python coders, The > C-hardcore-coders... > > 2010/8/13 Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>: >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Ralf Schneider <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> If Java is so great, why will the NDK(C/C++) become the language of >>> choice - as soon as google provides a useable API? >> >> The language of choice for what? Not most app developers. Except for >> certain apps, Java is going to be a far better choice for ease of >> implementation, maintenance, and debugging. >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> [email protected] >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such >> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and >> answer them. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
