In fact, if you place your cursor inside the toast(“Button Clicked!”) line of code, and then select ‘Tools > Kotlin > Show Kotlin Bytecode’ from the Android Studio toolbar, you’ll see ...

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.

Kotlin is a super new programming language built by JetBrains, which also coincidentally develops the JetBrains IDE that Android Studio — Google’s official developer tool — is based on.

Google offers free lessons to help up-and-coming developers build Android apps using Kotlin. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer. Contributing Writer. Sept. 23, 2019 at 4:17 a.m. PT.