Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual Machine, is emerging as a development option for building Google Android applications. While developers already are aware of Java ...

Memory safety vulnerabilities in Android have been more than halved – a milestone that coincides with Google's switch from C and C++ to the memory-safe programming language, Rust.

With version 0.9 of the software development kit, programmers get better compatibility with real Android phones due next quarter--but no Bluetooth interface.

While the most used programming languages move ahead of their competition, there is still room for new options for developers.

Carbon is an early-stage, experimental programming language that Google launched at the end of last month. It mainly serves the purpose of being the ...