Apple's Swift programming language is now being officially extended to support Android app development through the establishment of a ...

Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual Machine, is emerging as a development option for building Google Android applications. While developers already are aware of Java ...

Choosing the correct programming language is a critical decision that can significantly impact the success of any software project, especially in a rapidly evol ...

While Java has long been Android's main programming language, it's never a good fit. Java was written when "mobile" computing devices were 7-pound laptops.

It is available as a fully-supported programming language within Android Studio 3.0. According to the Kotlin website, users include Pinterest, Evernote, Uber, and Atlassian.

Now, with 70% of the top 1,000 Android apps written in Kotlin, Google wants more beginners to learn the modern programming language.

Today’s announcement gives Kotlin “first-class” status as an Android programming language, meaning that while previously it was possible to use the language to design Android apps, Google ...

At its I/O 2017 developers conference today, Google announced Android is gaining official support for the Kotlin programming language, in addition to Java and C++. The news received the biggest ...