Top Android app development language for the future and beyond

1. Kotlin Or Java : Top Android app development
language for the future & beyond
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2. 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
isn’t affected by this issue as all types are unable to hold any null value by
default. So NullPointerExceptions won’t 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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