I have never done any Android development. I downloaded the OUYA SDK and noticed that it was full of Java files and no C/C++ files. I do not know Java and have absolutely no interest in learning Java.
If I want to develop a game for the OUYA, I must learn Java?
The Android SDK requires the JDK. There is the Android NDK that allows development with C++, but that is an extension to the Android SDK. While you don't need to know Java to write Android apps, it is needed to build and package the apps.
While java is certainly not my favorite language, I dont really understand why you would limit yourself by simply refusing to expand your coding horizons into other widely used and accepted languages. Not to mention that if you know c and c++, java is going to be cake for you to learn. The syntax is almost identical.
Android is built on Java. I don't see where the "artificial" comes into it.
I have a very limited understanding of Android. Up until now, it just wasn't something I would be interested in developing anything for. All I knew up to this point is that it is developed by Google and used on mobile devices. :o
While java is certainly not my favorite language, I dont really understand why you would limit yourself by simply refusing to expand your coding horizons into other widely used and accepted languages. Not to mention that if you know c and c++, java is going to be cake for you to learn. The syntax is almost identical.
I am a hobbyist. Learning a new language isn't hard for me, but I would rather not without a good enough reason. However, that being said, I have always wanted to develop a game for a console and all other consoles are closed to independent developers. I don't want to learn Java, but this may be a good enough reason to force myself.
You can use Unity or Flash to target Android and OUYA, but then again none of those use C/C++. Honestly if you know C/C++ it should be very easy for you to learn Java, C# or ActionScript3.
You can use the Android NDK + JNI to build an OUYA game, that's about 98% c++ and 2% Java, if you check out the Native Development Category in the forums, some developers are trying to get a full Native Activity, (i.e. 100% C++), version running.
Until the NDK supports gamepads fully, there will be no way to have a fully native game on the Ouya :/ But you can get pretty close. Java isnt very far off from c++ anyway, you'll be better off learning java and implementing what you need where you need it. Every language you learn will give you a more accurate outlook when you are programming as you can look at it from a slightly different point of view.
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