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

Investigating what kind of support the open source code editor has for Kotlin, recently named a first-class programming language for Android development.

Kotlin is a hot programming language right now, and its eclipse of Java for Android mobile development might leave Visual Studio developers wondering how they can get in on the action.

To get started with Kotlin, download the Android Studio 3.0 preview, open one of your existing Java files, and then choose “Convert Java File to Kotlin File” in the Code menu.

Kotlin has also helped Google's Home app developers become more productive as it requires much less code compared to the equivalent of existing Java code.

Meta has been at work to port their Android codebase from Java to Kotlin. In the process, they have learned a number of lessons of general interest and developed a few useful approaches, explains ...