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

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

A cyber-security firm has discovered what they believe to be the first Android malware family written in the Kotlin programming language.

It’s no surprise that Google’s hope is that over time, all Android developers will switch over to Kotlin. “There is still quite a bit of Java still happening on Android,” Ward said.

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