In year 2017, Google I/O conference announced that Android app development would now fully support Kotlin. Hence, it opens up an entirely new avenue for those who want to start creating their own Android applications. Kotlin for Android is highly popular and has unique features also.
Kotlin is statically typed programming language from JetBrains. It's fully 'interoperable' with Java (you can use Java frameworks and even mix commands from both in your code). Android developers are using kotlin via a plugin or some popular apps on the Play Store (like Basecamp) as of Android Studio 3.0, will also bundle it.
Familiar Syntax
The syntax is very simple for Kotlin. It is also familiar for developers as it is comfortable for any person from the OOP domain to code using Kotlin.
Concise Coding
Kotlin for Android also allows us to remove significant amounts of boilerplate code too, resulting in concise and more readable programs.
Free to Use
Kotlin is an open source language and developers can simply start using it through Java-to-Kotlin converter tool that transforms existing Java files into Kotlin.
Conclusion
Kotlin is a programming language that comes with top-rated Android Studio Support. It is free, less complex and simple to learn for developers.
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