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

Shortly after detailing new guidance to bind Swift libraries in Xamarin-based iOS mobile development, Microsoft has published similar documentation for binding Kotlin libraries in Android projects.

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

JetBrains has released an alpha version of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM), an SDK that enables developers to use the same business logic in both Android and iOS mobile applications.

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

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.

If you want to learn the Kotlin programming language, check out this list of books, courses, tutorials, videos and websites.