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Now that version 1.1.0 of the open source Ceylon language has arrived, plans call for tuning the language to accommodate both enterprise Java integration and Android mobile application development.

Ceylon, a Red Hat-driven project, functions with the Java Virtual Machine or with JavaScript virtual machines. Version 1.1 features better performance, smoother interpolation with Java overloading and generics, and out-of-the-box support for deploying Ceylon modules on OSGi containers.

Enhancements on the drawing board for Ceylon 1.2 include integration with Java Enterprise Edition, which could entice users of Java EE or Java applications like Red Hat's own JBoss, according to Gavin King, project lead for Ceylon at Red Hat. "It gives them a way to easily adopt Ceylon and integrate it with existing programs they have running on Java EE today." Version 1.2 is targeted for a June 2015 release.

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