It's amazing to me that I can write my game completely in Java and get a performant AOT compiled version that runs on iOS.
RoboVM really is amazing for indie game devs, and it's open source. I've already donated around $300 to the project.
I've also done tests to see if other JVM languages work with RoboVM. So far, I have been able to get games written in Kotlin running. Can you imagine writing a game in a nice modern JVM language like Kotlin or Scala, and then being able to publish it to PC, Android , HTML5 and iOS? That's what is possible now, and all with open source.
Obviously, for those who develop non-game apps, native UI concerns mean you can't just publish the same thing to both Android and iOS, but for games that isn't an issue.
It's amazing to me that I can write my game completely in Java and get a performant AOT compiled version that runs on iOS.
RoboVM really is amazing for indie game devs, and it's open source. I've already donated around $300 to the project.
I've also done tests to see if other JVM languages work with RoboVM. So far, I have been able to get games written in Kotlin running. Can you imagine writing a game in a nice modern JVM language like Kotlin or Scala, and then being able to publish it to PC, Android , HTML5 and iOS? That's what is possible now, and all with open source.
Obviously, for those who develop non-game apps, native UI concerns mean you can't just publish the same thing to both Android and iOS, but for games that isn't an issue.