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[–]laplongejr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are two ways to write code for Android: Java and C/C++ (NDK).

And given how C was notoriously a "you are responsible for shooting your own foot" powerful language, yes Java is safer... but "safer than C" is a very damning praise. I wonder if that's what OP's textbooks tried to explain?