This post is an introduction to Kotlin for Android development. Learn how the language differs from Java and the basic syntax and layout.

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 official language for Android development is Java but it isn't the only language you can use to develop Android apps.

Shortly after detailing new guidance to bind Swift libraries in Xamarin-based iOS mobile development, Microsoft has published similar documentation for binding Kotlin libraries in Android projects.

Kotlin competes with Java to be a top programming language for mobile applications on Android. The top 3 stay steady.

In the making since 2011, the run-up to Kotlin 1.0 focused on interoperating with Java and formally deprecating the parts of Kotlin that didn’t make it into the release candidate.