Re: Java?s Future Lies In Mobile?

From:
Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:55:25 -0500
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Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

I'm certainly writing in Java for Android.
It's been a steep learning curve moving from Netbeans however.


http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
("What is Android?") tells us, "The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs
necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the
Java programming language."

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html
("Application Fundamentals") tells us, "Android applications are written in
the Java programming language."

Check this out:
http://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Map.html

Can't have a "java.*" package if it isn't Java, can you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
"Developers write primarily in the Java language, controlling the device via
Google-developed Java libraries."

Why would anyone think that Java skills wouldn't apply to Android development?

You don't have to move from NetBeans!

--
Lew
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