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.

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

Kotlin is a super new programming language built by JetBrains, which also coincidentally develops the JetBrains IDE that Android Studio — Google’s official developer tool — is based on.

Google today announced that the Kotlin programming language is now its preferred language for Android app developers. "Android development will become ...