The Kotlin vs Java debate is a new one, with each language having their own merits But what exactly makes them stand apart? That's what we aim to explore.

Many Google teams have also been on a similar journey from Java to Kotlin for both Android and the server-side, culminating in over 11m lines of Kotlin code (as of October 2022).

A lot of the time, code will look a fair bit simpler and shorter in Kotlin for Android as compared with Java. Consider the following example of adding an onClickListener to a floating action ...

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

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.

Google is encouraging all Android developers to use Kotlin after its 2019 announcement that Android development will from here on be "Kotlin-first" as opposed to Java, which was historically the ...

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.

Investigating what kind of support the open source code editor has for Kotlin, recently named a first-class programming language for Android development.