The C programming language is the polar opposite to Java in these two respects. First, C code is compiled to native machine code and doesn’t require the use of a virtual machine for interpretation.

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK).

The Supreme Court has sided with Google in the long-running Java API copyright case known as Oracle v. Google, finding that Google is legally entitled to use elements of Java APIs in its Android code.