While developers already are aware of Java and C++ language usage for Android, they also can use other JVM languages because Android leverages the Java-compatible Dalvik VM, reasoned developer Mike Burns, of Thoughtbot, a Web and mobile application development company. "There's a growing community of people [developing] with Scala," he said.
Members of the Boston Android Developers Group, for instance, have begun to leverage Scala for Android development, said Burns, who runs the group: "Scala lets you write the code more quickly and share the code more easily than you can in Java."![]()
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Scala: The Android programming language you didn't know you had | Application Development - InfoWorld
Scala: The Android programming language you didn't know you had | Application Development - InfoWorld




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