java vs kotlin

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Kotlin Or Java Top Android app development
language for the future beyond
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Android Apps
Today all smartphones are equipped either with
the Android operating system, or iOS. However,
it is Android which dominates the market
share. The Android application development
ecosystem is highly fragmented. This is the
reason why android app developers always sought a
programming language that makes things a bit
easier for them.
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Languages used for Android app development
Java language was developed by Sun Microsystems
in 1991. It was the only language officially
supported by Google for android app development
until 2017. Kotlin is a Java-based programming
language launched in 2016. Soon after, it was
soon chosen by Google as an officially-supported
programming language for android app development.
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• Advantages of Java Language over Kotlin
• Java is a more than 20 year old language and the
  second-most active one on Git Hub. Due to this
  factor, it is easier to find Java developers.
• Though Kotlin is based on Java, adapting to its
  concise syntax requires a bit of learning which
  gives Java an edge.
• Java popularity gives it a significant advantage
  when developers run into problems with either of
  these languages. Stack Overflow has over 1.52
  million questions tagged with Java.

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• Advantages of Kotlin over Java language
• Kotlin requires very less coding as compared to
  Java which is a very verbose programming
  language.
• Java developers are always troubled by
  NullPointerExceptions but Kotlin isnt affected
  by this issue as all types are unable to hold any
  null value by default. So NullPointerExceptions
  wont show up in Kotlin unless a developer asks
  it to show one.
• Kotlin uses very less memory
• The best part is that it is very easy to switch
  from Java to Kotlin through conversion.

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• Current state of Java kotlin
• Google started supporting Kotlin in 2017 and
  since then most companies converted their
  Java-based mobile apps into Kotlin. The most
  prominent being Pinterest, Evernote, Twitter, and
  Flipboard. They converted to Kotlin keeping the
  current benefits future in mind.
• As of March 2019, there are over 35,000 apps
  using Kotlin, with a market share of 4.81 across
  the Google play store.

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• Verdict
• When considering all the pitfalls of Java,
  especially the problem with NullPointerExceptions,
  Kotlin seems to be the better one among the two.
• However, Java is still an essential language for
  every android app development developers, since
  the Android OS itself is based on the same.
• If you are looking to future proof your android
  app development services, then you should seek to
  hire Kotlin developers for the same.
• But existing Java developer can easily adapt to
  Kotlin with little effort and training. So if you
  Hire Java developers, even that would still make
  a lot of sense albeit with a bit of higher cost.

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