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

Students will discover what Kotlin is, learn how it’s used in Android development, and find out how to build apps that are aesthetically pleasing.

Two years after tapping Kotlin for use in Android mobile development -- long dominated by Java -- Google is making it the No. 1 option.

Here's what Meta's developers have learned from moving their code base from the Java programming language over to Kotlin.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.