Kotlin is a modern alternative to Java that supports functional programming in the JVM. Here's a first look at programming with Kotlin using some of the concepts and syntax you already know from Java.

Kotlin is one of the newer languages on the JVM. It is statically typed and aims to provide a blend of OO and FP programming styles. We present the main features that might appeal to Java developers.

Overall, Kotlin offers several advantages over Java for code to be run on the JVM, and Kotlin can also be used to generate JavaScript and native code. Compared to Java, Kotlin is safer, more ...

Kotlin vs Java, the latter offers more succinct code – with no findViewByIds If you compare a Kotlin class and a Java class that are performing the same work, then the Kotlin class will ...

So there you have it. While Kotlin doesn't have as much VS Code support as some other popular languages, you can install extensions to highlight Kotlin syntax and run Kotlin code snippets or files ...

However, it’s worth noting that many developers using Kotlin for AI still rely heavily on Java libraries due to Kotlin’s Java interoperability. And in the context of AI, Java has many advantages.

Meta has been at work to port their Android codebase from Java to Kotlin. In the process, they have learned a number of lessons of general interest and developed a few useful approaches, explains Meta ...

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 ...

Compared to Java, Google says that Kotlin is more efficient, produces safer code and a smaller codebase, and is 100% interoperable with the Java language – making the switch from Java codebases ...