Android :: What Is Most Viable Free Alternative To Java Language?
Aug 15, 2010
With Oracle suing Google over Dalvik's patent infringements, I'm wanting to get off the Java bus I've been on for 10+ years. I really enjoy coding in Java, love the tools (eclipse, profilers, etc...), cross platform, garbage collection, etc. What is the best alternative out there? I'd like to build cool gui's, mobile apps, web apps, back-end integration, pretty much everything and anything. I don't really want to invest in learning 5 different languages for 5 different scenarios if possible. I'd love to be contributing to FOSS. Even if many things aren't there yet, I want to get on the train with a technology that is headed in the right direction. I supported Java out of the box with 1.0 implementations because it got me off of MS choke-hold. Now I want to get off the Java train for the same reason - Oracle! I looked briefly at Parrot VM. I've never felt too comfortable with Dynamic languages, but if they are really the way to go, I'll battle that early learning curve. Tried Ruby on Rails for a while, and it was okay, though I missed my Eclipse debugger, code completion, etc., so didn't last long. Trying out Groovy...but I want to distance myself from any litigation and really want to support freedom. I'd prefer not to program in C or C++, don't want to do memory management. So, in conclusion, what is a good next step for an old Java hand? What languages have seasoned Java professionals moved onto? Do I need to worry about things like Scala that are designed to run on the JVM? What does this lawsuit about Dalvik mean?
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Dec 2, 2009
I just picked up the Motorola Droid, and I'm loving it.I'm trying to find the best free alternative to SMS (because it's ridiculous that after paying $30/mo for 3G access, I have to pay more to move 100-character messages around on the same network...).Ideal would be something like BlackBerry Messenger.So far, I've been using gTalk with my status set to invisible, and that seems to be a pretty good alternative. When I initiate a gTalk conversation with an invisible status, the conversation usually remains short - like an SMS conversation. One downside is that people never initiate conversations on gTalk with me while I'm set to invisible.
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Aug 30, 2010
I've seen this question asked many times but none of the answers really made sense in what I'm doing... I have an android game (see source at Google source control: http://code.google.com/p/bestcardgameever-android/source/browse/#svn/...) It's a card game, and I've used a method that redraws each hand every round - that might be wasteful but I couldn't think of a better way to do it. Code...
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Aug 3, 2009
As there is JUnit test tool for Desktop Java is there some thing similar in android so one can apply on android also.
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Sep 12, 2010
If you haven't allowed 3rd party app sources you will be prompted with this warning. And will be able to enter settings to allow 3rd party. Then Back to click the downloaded file to install.This will allow you to use Exchange with having to purchase Touchdown.I used this on my former windows mobile phone to access my personal exchange server (used their server side software (free )) and my works exchange server.
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Oct 18, 2010
I'm a long time user of LauncherPro on the Moment and though Sense is fine, I'd like to go back. The one thing I'm missing is some sort of widget or shortcut to toggle 4G on my Evo. I've searched the market and frankly, I'm not paying a buck for a simple widget. It might be worth a quarter to me, but not a dollar. Ideally, I'd love something like the notification setup from the Epics touch wiz which would be worth some $$$ to me. Anyone know a free or cheap alternative?
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Apr 26, 2010
I'm trying to write a rogue-like game for my blackberry and hopefully any other phone that supports some sort of JVM.Because I use Java in my job I'm looking to write the game in another language but I cannot find a language that will work on multiple phones.
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Oct 15, 2009
JNI problem : from c Languege call Java. i think from c Language call Java, but that CallIntMethod() return value is not equals getIpv6() -> 99, CallIntMethod() its always return strange value is [-1091242504] or [11212] . additional i already solve [Method not found: Code...
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Oct 7, 2010
I wanted to know if there's a way to tether with the USB cable. I currently have Velocity v0.03 w/ drellisdee's GNM Turbo 4 kernel. The WiFi tether works fine but I want a way to tether with wired so it doesn't eat up my Ally's battery. I seen this: android-wired-tether - Project Hosting on Google Code. But it requires RNDIS kernel (or whatever it is), and apparently the kernel I have loaded doesn't have this. Any other options or is there I can get the RNDIS kernal on my Ally? Yes, I realize it requires an app. I'm asking for a free alternative and NOT a paid one.
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Jan 17, 2010
What is the best (meaning: most popular) UI Java markup language for designing applications for Google Android?
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Mar 25, 2009
All SYMBIAN based end devices accept Java language Applications
(i)Does this mean that the applications made for Android would run in S60 ,without any modifications?
(ii)If not then what exactly we mean when we say the above statement? Is there any web link to which I can refer to?
(iii)What are the coding guidelines that we need to follow so that an Android application can be ported on S60 with minimum changes?
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Mar 6, 2010
Hello, I am completely new to the JAVA language. I have Eclipse installed with Android tools. I have a heavy amount of experience in JASS, so I understand the whole scheme of game making with coding. Any suggestions on reading materials that will get me started? I have no clue where to start
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Sep 3, 2010
So I've recently released an application on to the Android Market. Whilst it was in the "Just In" section I was seeing decent download numbers, but since then interest seems to have dropped off significantly. I think now people can only find my app through a specific keyword search, which doesn't make me particularly confident about it ever becoming popular.
What can you do when your app has passed the 'Just In' stage but has not reached the 'Featured' stage? The majority of applications seem to be in this middle stage so I think other people must have a similar problem. It seems like the 'Featured' section just makes the popular apps more popular, and makes it really difficult for newer apps to ever catch up with them. Does anyone know if the situation with the Apple App Store is any different?
It seems to be possible to refresh your app and make it appear in the 'Just In' section again if you update it sometime after, but I can't find any real guidelines on this. Is anyone familiar with the specific rules for this, and is repeatedly riding the 'Just In' buzz the only viable strategy for a new app?
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Sep 10, 2010
Possible Duplicate:
Alternatives to Java for Android development?
I want to make apps for Android (Mobile OS) what other language(s) can i make them in EXCEPT java?
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Jan 14, 2010
Is there a viable (read good) e-mail program to replace the default one?
I've searched around a little but have not found any.
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May 3, 2010
So its great that the Inc comes with 6G of onboard memory- but I cant figure out how to utilize it for anything since apps cant see it.Anyone have any creative workarounds or legitimate uses?
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Sep 8, 2010
Does anyone know of some alternative JVM language, however obscure it might be, which can compile to plain old java bytecode, without the need of a language runtime.I need this in order to try to develop android applications without startup or size penalty. Scala, Clojure and Groovy all require its own runtime library distributed with the application, so they are out of the scope of this question.The only one language which claims to satisfy this goal is Charles Nutter's Mirah, but I couldn't make it to work on windows.To clarify a bit, I know any language has to have runtime library. Obviously, what I am looking for is a language that has no additional runtime required besides JRE, or at least very limited one.
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Nov 19, 2010
in my application first time i am inserting some data into sqlite db through assets,first time means installation time.next time onwards i am getting the values from db.Now my question is if the user chnage the language of the device automatically how that db values(Grocery names) are also changed?
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Jun 23, 2009
I bought an HTC Magic today and, as I always did with other phones too, set the language to english. The problem is I happen to write a lot of messages (email and SMS) in italian too.Is there a way to set the completion language separately from the GUI language? Even better if during the editing of a message would be possible to switch the language, as possible with Nokia phones.Please note that in the subject I mentioned erroneusly T9 which has nothing to do with completion, as I now learned.
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May 19, 2010
i have two files
App.java
Gallery.java
App. java contains frontend buttons and functionalities Gallery.java lists the imagesin the sd card. i want to call Gallery.java in click event in app.java
App.java
package gallery.display;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View;...........
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Mar 16, 2009
I'm trying to call a java method from javascript using addJavascriptInterface(); but seems does not work, it always display "failure"; java code...
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Aug 8, 2009
Java packages like Java.io, Java.Lang etc used in android, are they different from Java packages in windows ? means specially made for android ?
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Jun 18, 2012
I would like to change my region/language setting independently from the general LANGUAGE-SETTING in settings !!!
Ok that means i dont care about the language my apps will be displayed in as long as it is english "which should be in every rom.."
But i do care about the region they are set in... means when i start MIUI News/Weather (geniewidget.apk) I want to see News from Germany and temperature in Celsius..
When I play "who-becomes-rich" I want Euro for currency! and so on ...
Is there any way to set the region like that ? (build.prop or anything else..?)
Im using MIUI v4 with my G-Nex.
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Feb 11, 2009
I'm having some problems porting a Java application to work in Android platform. I detected an incompatibility problem between java sun and Adroid sdk in java.lang.Class. I oberved that: public Field[] getFields() Returns an array containing Field objects describing all fields which are defined. That's array is sorted as attributes are declared in the main Class in sun jdk. For example, next Class is defined as: public class Example { public boolean stop; public int atr1; public String name; ....
}
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Aug 16, 2010
I do an import of the full package name / java file, and if I do a <classname>.<method>, SOMETIMES I can get it to access - other times I get a lot of can't use a static in a non static bunch of talk. I'll admit I'm new to Java, so what do I need to do? Call a class instance first, then call my methods? I'm rather confused by this, as I want to put all of my 'functions' into a FunctionsList.java file, and all of my main Activity (UI) into a MyActivity.java file.
For example:
<MyActivity.java>
import com.example.FunctionsList;
private class MyActivity extends Activity {
FunctionsList.function();
}
9/10 times I get that static/non-static error. If I put all of my functions into MyActivity.java, I have zero problems!
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Sep 21, 2010
Just would like to hear your idea about that...I recently have seen the Samsung Galaxy S and , well, was really impressed about that! Then I have seen the new HTC Desire and heard good rumors about that. So, I was wondering, which one would you take as an alternative to the i Phone 4G? I have seen some price alternatives for Samsung Contract Mobile Phones galaxy s: compare models and prices contract mobile phones galaxy s. - Choppy Doo and HTC Contract Mobile Phones htc desire: compare models and prices contract mobile phones htc desire. - Choppy Doo What would you take if you were in my shoes?
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Apr 5, 2010
My company has blocked access to SMS messages on our phones, yet we have an unlimited data plan. Does anyone know of an alternative program you can use for SMS type messages that you don't get charged for per message?
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Sep 10, 2010
I see posts saying that FrameLayout is the alternative, and that I should use margins to position things (this strikes me as wildly counter intuitive, but ok... if it works, I'll take it). However, I can't get it to work, so, I'm looking for assistance. I'm aware of the fact that this may mean different things on different devices. I'm ok with that. I simply need a way to, programatically, and at run time, place an item at a SPECIFIC location. I don't want to rely on gravity (or the laws of thermodynamics). I just want to specify a location and have the element appear there :)
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Apr 17, 2010
I'm about to get my first Android phone and I'm wondering what your favorite alternative to Locale is? I'm seeing reviews that are less and less favorable and for a $10 app, it out to be darn amazing in my book.
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Mar 2, 2010
Anyone know of an alternative to APNdroid? It does not work on Nexus One if switched off for longer than approx 30mins, a soft reboot is required. Any other options?
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