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 supplement 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.
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for a mobile app and required dedicated app development team for Kotlin mobile app
development, we can offer you the services of our experts. Reach us today
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