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0 pointsrakoo9y ago0 comments

Whatsapp is both a server and a client. The server might be written in Erlang, but the client (where all the end-to-end encryption happens) is written in whatever the device can run.

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fnj9y ago

The device runs machine code. Client code can be written in any language which can be either compiled or interpreted to machine code.

SAI_Peregrinus9y ago

Android devices run Java, with an option for machine code for some functionality.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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fnj9y ago

The device runs machine code. Client code can be written in any language which can be either compiled or interpreted to machine code.

SAI_Peregrinus9y ago

Android devices run Java, with an option for machine code for some functionality.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse