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0 pointsmojuba4y ago0 comments

That would require them to dump JavaVM and rewrite everything except the kernel (and whatever parts are theirs but are not on JavaVM). And invent a new static programming language that is not GC-based and is not Go.

Also please, that should probably be done by a company that is not Google.

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JimDabell4y ago

Android has never used the JVM. Early versions of Android used Dalvik and later ones use ART.

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0 pointsmojuba4y ago0 comments

That would require them to dump JavaVM and rewrite everything except the kernel (and whatever parts are theirs but are not on JavaVM). And invent a new static programming language that is not GC-based and is not Go.

Also please, that should probably be done by a company that is not Google.

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JimDabell4y ago

Android has never used the JVM. Early versions of Android used Dalvik and later ones use ART.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse