Symbian, Windows Phone did just fine with C++, and also .NET.
The power of AOT compiled languages instead of plain interpreter.
Apparently the original Android as it was bought by Google, was planned to use JavaScript, then they pivoted into Java, and it took decades until they got any kind of good AOT/JIT story (starting with Android 5).
The power of AOT compiled languages instead of plain interpreter.
Apparently the original Android as it was bought by Google, was planned to use JavaScript, then they pivoted into Java, and it took decades until they got any kind of good AOT/JIT story (starting with Android 5).