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0 pointsenneff11y ago0 comments

The rough shape the Go<->Java mapping has already been formed:

https://godoc.org/code.google.com/p/go.mobile/cmd/gobind

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pjmlp11y ago· 3 in thread

Thanks for pointing this out.

Even though I don't like some of Go's decisions, it would be nice to see it on Android. After all, I created the ticket request on Android Tools.

But the feedback at Google IO from Android's team in this regard was disappointing.

mwcampbell11y ago

Why do you want to see Go on Android? Yesterday, on the C++14 thread, you told me about why you gave up Turbo Pascal for C++ when you started programming for Windows 3.0 because you wanted to use a language officially supported by the OS vendor. If we apply that logic consistently, it seems to me that it would be best to just use Java on Android, unless you want to share code between platforms.

pjmlp11y ago

I agree, but sharing code between platforms is what I do, as I want to target both Android and Windows Phone on my hobby coding. So the common language winner to both SDKs is C++.

The ticket was created back when I was still into Go and was wishing for first level support on Android.

Still I think it would be nice if it would be supported for those that like the language.

mwcampbell11y ago

Have you looked at RemObjects Elements (http://www.remobjects.com/elements/)? With that (commercial) toolchain, you can write in either C# or Oxygene (an Object Pascal-derived language), and compile to .NET IL, JVM bytecode (and from there to Dex bytecode for Android), and even native code running atop the ObjC runtime for iOS and Mac.

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pjmlp11y ago· 3 in thread

Thanks for pointing this out.

Even though I don't like some of Go's decisions, it would be nice to see it on Android. After all, I created the ticket request on Android Tools.

But the feedback at Google IO from Android's team in this regard was disappointing.

mwcampbell11y ago

Why do you want to see Go on Android? Yesterday, on the C++14 thread, you told me about why you gave up Turbo Pascal for C++ when you started programming for Windows 3.0 because you wanted to use a language officially supported by the OS vendor. If we apply that logic consistently, it seems to me that it would be best to just use Java on Android, unless you want to share code between platforms.

pjmlp11y ago

I agree, but sharing code between platforms is what I do, as I want to target both Android and Windows Phone on my hobby coding. So the common language winner to both SDKs is C++.

The ticket was created back when I was still into Go and was wishing for first level support on Android.

Still I think it would be nice if it would be supported for those that like the language.

mwcampbell11y ago

Have you looked at RemObjects Elements (http://www.remobjects.com/elements/)? With that (commercial) toolchain, you can write in either C# or Oxygene (an Object Pascal-derived language), and compile to .NET IL, JVM bytecode (and from there to Dex bytecode for Android), and even native code running atop the ObjC runtime for iOS and Mac.

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