This post is an introduction to Kotlin for Android development. Learn how the language differs from Java and the basic syntax and layout.

Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android.

Java, in turn, can use items built in Kotlin. “The primary goal is being useful,” states JetBrains in its overview of the 1.0 release.

Kotlin is a super new programming language built by JetBrains, which also coincidentally develops the JetBrains IDE that Android Studio — Google’s official developer tool — is based on.

Programming languages: Java developers flock to Kotlin and ditch Oracle JDK for OpenJDK New survey reveals the most popular tools used by Java developers.