Scala is definitely coming along here in leaps and bounds. We have a plugin available for the simple build tool, and I've managed to integrate scala 2.8 code into eclipse-based android plugins (complete with Proguard file shrinking)
I don't know of any commercial users or major open-source projects as yet, but some of us are definitely using it for prototypes and "hobby" apps. On 25 May 2010 14:16, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<javaposse%[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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright mail/google talk: [email protected] wave: [email protected] skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- 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.
