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pjmlp on May 4, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Negotiations Failed: How Oracle Killed Java EE

Android supports Java, Kotlin and C++.

Kotlin is just one option more, and the tooling is still not mature as Java.

Specially in compile speed, incremental compilation, debugging, speed in type completion, FFI.

realusername on May 4, 2019 [–]

I would not put C++ with the other ones, unfortunately Android has a lot of API only available from Java.

pjmlp on May 4, 2019 | [–]

Agreed about the 2nd class status of C++, still that is the official message, about all three languages.

https://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals?...

"Android apps can be written using Kotlin, Java, and C++ languages. "

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