Kotlin for Android: Time to Ditch Java and Learn a New Language?

Kotlin for Android was a bit slow to pick up but with the full support from Google has made it to the top of countless “top languages to learn next” lists.

But is it really the future of Android development and or just another overhyped tech?

What is Kotlin and why should you care?

Kotlin is a general-purpose statically-typed programming language for Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The language is compiled in Java 6/8 bytecode, but can also be compiled into JavaScript and into native code.