Kotlin statically typed programming language for modern multiplatform applications that runs on the java virtual machine and also can be compiles to JVM bytecode or JavaScript. Kotlin is a new open source programming language developed by JetBrains for JVM. Kotlin was first announced in July 2011, with version 1.0 arriving in February 2016.
Google just concluded its I/O 2017 keynote where google announced Android is gaining official support for the Kotlin programming language, in addition to Java and C++.
Kotlin feature:
* Java 6 bytecode compatible
* Small runtime (900 kb)
* Reduce common error
* Reduce boilerplate
* Improve Android API
* Consistency in the code and build
* Higher order functions, properties, mixins and delegation
* Extension function
* Static nullability checking
* Inline functions, operator – overloading, string interpolation, pattern matching
* First class IDE support with java converter, default parameters, infix methods and more
Kotlin comes from industry, not academia. It solves common headaches faced by Android developers and working programmers today such as runtime exceptions and source code verbosity, the type system helps you avoid null pointer exceptions
Kotlin is an open source programming language costs nothing to adopt!
