[Info-vax] Microsoft joins Linux foundation / Google embraces .NET

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/19/2016 7:59 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 11/18/2016 6:56 AM, IanD wrote:
>>>                                so I'm wondering if Google are looking
>>> for a way to move beyond Java as well, long term, especially since MS
>>> open sourced .NET
>>
>> Google certainly does not love Oracle after a few meetups
>> in court.
>>
>> But replacing Java would be a huge task and cost a fortune.
 >
> Android is based on Java........

Sort of.

Android core is Linux and as such in C.

But the entire app ecosystem is build around Java but
without being really Java.

The Android app environment expect Java byte code
(usually compiled from Java source code) and
execute it in a JVM compatible manner but not using a JVM
and supporting a large subset of Java SE library, but not
everything.

But there is a million+ Android apps out there written in Java
by Java developers.

The discussion about whether Android apps are really Java
or not is mostly of interest to lawyers not developers.

Arne