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Re: Alternate JVM languages for FRC
I contacted Derek White at Oracle about 2 years ago about this and also looked into the build process of squawk JVM. However, he told me that not all of the code is posted publicly to reproduce squawk for FRC. You have a good idea, but the level of effort required is significant. All of the actual arena communications are inside the squawk build, so even getting another JVM approved may not happen for safety and related reasons.
I think everyone recognizes the limitations of it and are looking forward to seeing what improvements come in 2015.
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