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Re:Android Tries Harder by DanielRibeiro on Monday April 19, 2010 @08:37PM (#1278263)
Actually, with Android Scripting (http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/) you can use other languages that run on jvm, such as ruby, python, javascript and others. Charles Nutter even supports a ruby version on Android directly: http://blog.headius.com/2010/01/busy-week-jruby-with-android....

If you like static typed languages, you can even use Scala on Android (http://www.scala-lang.org/node/160).

Many possibilities beyond plain old java.

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Re:Android Tries Harder by theBobMcCormick on Monday April 19, 2010 @10:13PM (#1278401)
It should be noted though that Android Scripting isn't usable for producing a standalone .apk. ie, you can't use it to build an app to put in the market.

Scala on the other hand, is supposedly production ready. I haven't tried it yet myself, but it's on my to-do list. :-)

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