More than 70% of the top 1000 apps on the Play Store now use Kotlin, and SlashData TM announced earlier this year that Kotlin has been the fastest growing language community in percentage terms over the past two years. We hear from Android developers around the world that they love Kotlin for how expressive it is, how it helps you write higher quality apps, and how easy it is to start using in your existing Java codebase. Kotlin is at the core of Android’s modern, opinionated APIs. This week we dove into all of the latest news across Android’s three core languages: from Kotlin coroutines to Android 11’s new Java APIs to better tools for native development, there’s a lot packed into the latest release. Together, Kotlin, the Java programming language, and C++ form the foundation for Android’s APIs and the tools you use every day for app development. Modern Android development starts with outstanding language support. This week, we spotlighted languages here’s a look at what you should know.
Each week we’re diving into a key area of Android so you don’t miss anything. This blog post is part of a weekly series for #11WeeksOfAndroid.
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