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The Pros and Cons of Kotlin Language for Android App Development

Kotlin is a statically-typed programming language that runs on the Java virtual machine and also can be compiled to JavaScript source code or uses the LLVM compiler infrastructure. Its primary development is from a team of JetBrains programmers based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. While the syntax is not compatible with Java, Kotlin is designed to interoperate with Java code and is reliant on Java code from the existing Java Class Library, such as the collections framework.

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The Pros and Cons of Kotlin Language for Android App Development

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  1. The Pros and Cons of Kotlin Language for Android App Development

  2. About Us Prakash Software is a software development company in India, having several years of experience and technical expertise in the areas of software development, custom application development, Quality Check and Analysis and IT consulting. We embarked as a web development company in the year 2000, and in quick time, have established ourselves as a very dependable and bankable software company in India. In today’s world, voicing ourselves in the web world is always an advantage.

  3. What is Kotlin? • Kotlin is a powerful statically-typed programming language that runs on Java Virtual Machine (JVM). • Built by JetBrains, the development company behind TeamCity, YouTrack, and a number of IDE solutions, the language is completely open source. • The language isn’t quite new: it was introduced back in 2011. • However, the interest for Kotlin peaked a couple of months ago, following the announcement about its official support as first-class Android development language at Google I/O 2017.

  4. The Pros of Using Kotlin Increases your team’s productivity Compatible with existing code Maintainability Less bugs (and less QA time) Reliable

  5. Increases your team’s productivity • Being Java-based, Kotlin, however, eliminates the obsolescence and cumbersomeness of its predecessor. •  The language is compact, clear and efficient, it has a concise and intuitive syntax. •  As a result, Kotlin can significantly increase team productivity: It takes less time to write and deploy new code. • This also contributes to better code maintainability at scale.

  6. Compatible with existing code • One of the strong points of Kotlin is its 100% Java interoperability. • The language works well with Java itself, including all related tools and frameworks, which provides a rich ecosystem. • Moreover, this makes it possible to gradually migrate to Kotlin, or to successfully use both languages within the same project.

  7. Maintainability • Built and supported by JetBrains, Kotlin has a stellar support for a number of IDEs, including Android Studio. • Using familiar and tried and true development tools also contributes to developer productivity and satisfaction.

  8. Less bugs (and less QA time) • With a more compact and clear codebase, Kotlin allows for less errors and more stable code in production. • The compiler detects all possible errors at compile time, not at run time. • This makes Kotlin a safer alternative for Java.

  9. Reliable • Unlike Swift, Kotlin is a mature language. Being introduced back in 2011, it has gone through multiple Alfa and Beta stages before its final 1.0 release. • The latest release is also reversely compatible with the previous language versions.

  10. Cons Of Using Kotlin • Being very close to Java, Kotlin still differs in many aspects. Thus, a certain learning curve is involved for a developer who wants to switch languages. Thus, additional investments in training and time will be needed if you decide to move your Android development team to Kotlin. • Some developers report slower compilation speed as one of the main drawbacks of Kotlin. However, the results of multiple tests are mixed: In some cases, Kotlin beats Java in compilation speed, but sometimes it is significantly slower than its predecessor. • While Kotlin is rapidly growing in its adoption as the first-class language for Android, it still has a small developer community. This leads to limited resources for learning the language and makes finding the answers to any questions that might arise in the process of app development difficult. For example, searching for Kotlin on Stack Overflow returns just over 3,600 posts tagged with Kotlin, compared to over 1,000,000 Java-related posts. • As Kotlin is still relatively new to most of the developers, it might be hard to find experienced professionals in this domain. According to information on indeed.com, the number of job postings featuring Kotlin skyrocketed after the Google I/O.

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