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Google Android developers, up until yesterday, had only one way to write applications: Dalvik, which is, and isn’t due to various IPR issues, a Java Virtual Machine. Hardcore developers wanted more access, what they call “to the metal” programming; things you do in C and C++. Their wishes have been granted with Android NDK 1.5 Release 1, but it comes at a cost. Google is saying that writing an “application will be more complicated, have reduced compatibility, have no access to framework APIs, and be harder to debug.”
It’s going to be interesting to see what comes out of this, and when it starts shipping as a part of Android. Donut maybe?
If you’re a developer, read more here. For the rest of you, keep flipping through the Android Market and enjoy the applications that are already there.
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
