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

Finally, Android App Development with Kotlin: Intermediate Android levels up the education, featuring advanced ideas using Kotlin building off what you learned in the previous courses.

Since Kotlin is dependent on Java, it means both languages will continue to be supported. Google will now contribute to the further growth of Kotlin and build new tools directly into Android ...

Google offers free lessons to help up-and-coming developers build Android apps using Kotlin.

That’s important because if you want to target Android O, create an Instant App, start developing with Kotlin, or use the latest Android app performance tools, you’ll need Android Studio 3.0.

Historically, Java has been the only officially-supported language for Android development. That changed last year, when Kotlin support was announced at Google I/O. Even though Kotlin still uses ...

The publishers of the first edition of the Realm Report, released yesterday, found that Android developers are abandoning Java in favor of Kotlin.