Not anymore. Last year, [Michael] wrote Java Grinder, a Java byte-code compiler that compiles classes into assembly language instead of being part of a JVM.

Facebook has completely revamped a four-year-old open source tool it developed for code builds, resulting in faster compile times for Android projects. Called Buck, the tool supports many languages ...

For iOS development, RoboVM provides integration with Apple's WYSIWYG Xcode Interface Builder and compiles Java Virtual Machine (JVM) code into byte code through the use of LLVM compiler. [Click on ...