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

This is a Kotlin tutorial for Android: a fun and simple quiz that will serve as the perfect introduction to Kotlin programming.

Here's what Meta's developers have learned from moving their code base from the Java programming language over to Kotlin.

Google offers free lessons to help up-and-coming developers build Android apps using Kotlin.

Kotlin is a super new programming language built by JetBrains, which also coincidentally develops the JetBrains IDE that Android Studio — Google’s official developer tool — is based on.

It’s no surprise that Google’s hope is that over time, all Android developers will switch over to Kotlin. “There is still quite a bit of Java still happening on Android,” Ward said.