Although one of Kotlin's biggest selling points is that it can be mixed and matched with Java, it has appeal far beyond companies with vast amounts of old Java code they still need to use.

Kotlin modifies some of Java’s rules to introduce more flexibility and improve areas where coding can become bogged down. Whereas Java code tends toward the rigorous and explicit, Kotlin leans ...

Kotlin has also helped Google's Home app developers become more productive as it requires much less code compared to the equivalent of existing Java code. Google point's to the use of data classes ...

Kotlin 1.3.40 was released in June 2019. About Kotlin Kotlin is a modern, statically-typed programming language that features both object-oriented and functional programming constructs.

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 ...

Kotlin runs in a familiar way, running on top of a Java Virtual Machine, or compiled to Java source code. This is basically what current supported languages offer.

In May 2019, Kotlin, a programming language for modern multi-platform applications, became Google’s preferred language for Android app development. As a result, many developers have shifted from ...

Moreover, Kotlin adds a lot of nice-to-have features, a much cleaner syntax, ideas from functional programming, and other enhancements over Java. Come to VS Code and have a try!" The Code Runner ...

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 ...