Beyond Java of the SDK, the NDK allows C/C++ even if you wouldn't use this to create UI stuff.
AFAIK most (active) alternative languages (Lua, BeanShell, Python, Ruby...) are under the Android-Scripting umbrella project: http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/ Smali/Baksmali (assembler/disassembler) is especially popular within the mod community: http://code.google.com/p/smali/ Finally, the Mono people are hard at work (and their speed/ perseverance not to be underestimated): http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/May-21.html The Mono integration is particular interesting in various aspect to me, primarily because Twitter updates suggests performance with a naive port of this VM is 50% higher than even the JIT-enabled Dalvik. (It also mentions that Dalvik's new JIT is faster than Sun's ARM JRE). /Casper On May 25, 2:48 pm, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'm going to speak about Android next thu at JUG Lugano - I'd like to > have a list of known languages other-than-Java that are known to be > used for developing Android applications. I suppose the whole bunch of > languages on top of the Java VM can be used, but I'd like to have a > list of real ones. Having some reference to open source projects would > be great. Thanks. > > - -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkv7xzoACgkQeDweFqgUGxf9/QCghHbb1P/VcuQ6aPUjgbw6DDxX > XzUAn2RVZDRduSBxNAFFcp2EzH4db5bt > =QXRf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
