In addition, Kotlin is 100% interoperable with Java code. This means that companies can easily switch to Kotlin without having to rewrite all of the code associated with their Android apps.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects. Kotlin is a general purpose, free, open source, statically typed ...

In general, Kotlin is readable, relatively simple to pick-up for beginners and in many ways more modern than Java. If you want to find out more then check out my introduction to Kotlin for Android ...

It got its big break when it was endorsed by Google in 2017 for Android development. JetBrains has a stated goal of making Kotlin a multi-platform language and provide 100% Java interoperability.

Java is one of the “official” languages that Google supports for Android development — the other being Kotlin. While the latter is increasingly favored by Google however, Java remains ...

Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor ...

Officially released in 2016, Kotlin has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, especially since Google announced its support for Kotlin as an alternative to Java on Android platforms.

Kotlin is a hot programming language right now, and its eclipse of Java for Android mobile development might leave Visual Studio developers wondering how they can get in on the action. The already ...