Kotlin - The official language for android development.
Kotlin Kotlin is a statically-typed programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and also can be compiled to JavaScript source code. Its primary development is from a team of JetBrains programmers based in Saint Petersburg , Russia (the name comes from Kotlin Island , near St. Petersburg). [3] While not syntax 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 . Kotlin is similar to Apple's Swift . History In July 2011 JetBrains unveiled Project Kotlin, a new language for the JVM, which had been under development for a year. [5] JetBrains lead Dmitry Jemerov said that most languages did not have the features they were looking for, with the exception of Scala. However, he cited the slow compile time of Scala as an obvi...
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