[boberoni]

For those unfamiliar with Android dev, .dex files are Dalvik Executables, which are used to hold a set of class definitions and their associated adjunct data.

https://source.android.com/docs/core/runtime/dex-format

[Zambyte]

That sounds functionally the same as an executable jar file. Anyone know why jar wasn't just used instead?

[hactually]

oracle's litigious nature?