There's more than one way to make an Android game! In this post, I take a look at creating 2D sprite-based games with Java and Android Studio.

If you don't want to learn Java there are alternative SDKs for Android. Corona uses the Lua programming language and it is ideal for writing mobile games.

Are the days of Java’s rule over Android apps coming to an end? Google announced official support for the Kotlin programming language in May 2017 at its annual I/O developer conference. The ...

1. Head First Android Development: A Brain-Friendly Guide If you’ve had Java programming experience but have never really dived into Android application development, this book may be meant for you.

Android's existential crisis: Why Java needs to die on mobile devices Web-based standards and native code are the future of application development on mobile devices.

Java is a great language for game programming, as I hope my book demonstrates." "Killer Game Programming in Java" is a guide to everything you need to know to program bad-ass Java games.

Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

Google releases Android programming tools The software developer kit will let programmers create Java software for real or emulated Android mobile phones. Plus: a $10 million contest for coders.

Swift is not likely to replace Kotlin or Java on Android in the near future, but some developers may find it useful for cross-platform projects.