Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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
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."
Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide, 2nd EditionSteps in Scala: An Introduction to Object-Functional Programming  Programming Android

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