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

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

And despite all of the focus on Kotlin, it’s worth noting that the core of the Android platform and its APIs are still built on Java.

Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android.

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