Is developing an application for Android using Lua only possible?

Question

So I read this article on Mobile Orchard and, as I\'m planning on having my first steps in Android development, it got me thinking: is it possible to develop for Android in Lua

Answer 1

The question is what kind of app do you want to build and what skills do you have. If you are already familiar with JavaScript there is Phonegap/Cordova. If you are building games there are a number of frameworks for 2D and 3D which use Lua. Some are free, others have licensing fees but are worth it if it provides a solution to your problem. All have pros and cons. For example I'm not sure if I would want to build an RSS reader in a game framework. Java is just another language, I would recommend just learning Java and the Android framework to start and knowing what is there before adding another application specific framework layer on top.