In
the mobile app development industry, Kotlin has been in the buzz as it becomes a
developer first choice for building an Android app. Previously the trend was
different when we talk about Android app development, the first programming
language that came to our mind was ‘Java’.
Undeniably, the majority of
Android apps are written in Java, but developers should know that the Android
app can be written in various language that can be compiled and run on Java
Virtual Machine (JVM).
Kotlin is one of the popular supplements
of Java which was developed by JetBrains as a third-party language on February
15, 2016. After a year, in May 2017 Google announced their first-class support
for Kotlin on Android programming to make coding a satisfying and efficient
experience.
According to the Realm Report,
after Google’s I/O announcement, “the number of applications built with Kotlin
has increased by 125% and its adoption rate has doubled from 7.4% to 14.7%”.
These figures prove that Kotlin is receiving amazing acceptance from the
developers of mobile applications.
Benefits
of Kotlin In Mobile App Development
Here’s a couple of reasons why you should
totally switch to Kotlin:
Java Interoperability
Kotlin is purely interoperable
with Java. Developers can continue to work on their old Java projects using
Kotlin. No need to change the code as Java frameworks are still available in
Kotlin and all the framework mobile app developers
will write in Kotlin is easily adopted by Java developers.
Less code
During the development cycle,
times matter a lot. With Kotlin, developers can save time during the mobile app development process
as it requires less code means fewer bugs to deal with. Kotlin also helps in
accomplishing tasks with high speed, in turn, that can also save your
significant amount of time while building a mobile application.
Kotlin has a positive impact on
your bottom line also as most of the IT solution provider companies calculate
costs based on project hours. So, it’s perfectly natural to see Android
developers get quite excited over this remarkable programming language.
Android studio support
Android Studio has an amazing
support for Kotlin, it makes easier to configure Kotlin in projects just like
opening a few menus. Once you have set up Kotlin for Android Studio, your
Integrated Development Environment will seamlessly understand, compile and run
Kotlin. Developers can also convert the entire Java source file into Kotlin
file.
Summing Up
There are lots of features that
are offered by Kotlin so it safe to proclaim that Kotlin will go through an
accelerated period of evolution over the coming years.
If you have an idea for a
mobile app and required dedicated app development team for Kotlin mobile app development,
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