What are the advantages of Kotlin programming language?

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I am quite eager to know the advantages of Kotlin programming language over Java for Android application development as I would love to explore new things. If any one have any knowledge about it please do needful.

Thank you.

I want to compare kotlin with java for android application development. — , Feb 18 '16 at 12:09

Ruslan · Answer 1 · 2019-05-08T10:05:56.347

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I assume you asked about Kotlin versus Java for Android development.

Basically there are reasons to switch from Java to Kotlin for Android development:

Readable and concise code
Small runtime
Performance
Kotlin libraries

All this points described here:

edited May 08 '19 at 10:05

answered Feb 18 '16 at 12:15

Ruslan

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Performance? Isn't it generating bytecode so it should be exactly the same performance as Java, or slower? It can't be faster at least, can it be? – NaturalBornCamper Apr 28 '17 at 04:30
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Yep, Kotlin for JVM generates bytecode just like Java, but not in the same way as Java. For example you can inline one lambda in another, kotlin in this case will be faster. – Ruslan Apr 28 '17 at 09:31
awesome libraries – UVM Jul 05 '17 at 05:45
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"Nice code" ? what type of reason is this? – Yousha Aleayoub Aug 28 '17 at 13:24
@YoushaAleayoub fixed – Ruslan Aug 28 '17 at 16:17
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@SList thanks, I replaced link with link to android documentation about kotlin – Ruslan May 08 '19 at 10:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '16 at 11:41

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You might be able to see it here：http://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2016/02/kotlin-1-0-released-pragmatic-language-for-jvm-and-android/

answered Feb 18 '16 at 11:41

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