![]() ![]() The project we’ll migrate is called StockWatcher. In this first post, we’ll get our project configured to use Kotlin and run through converting our first file. My colleague David wrote a great introduction to Kotlin programming, and in this series, we’ll learn what Kotlin offers by migrating a 100% Java Android app to a 100% Kotlin Android app. On Android, Kotlin enables a modern programming experience without requiring third-party workarounds that would exclude large percentages of users (Java 8 support on Android requires a minSdk of 24 which excludes 95% of devices) or that would introduce the risk of using Java 8 language features the Android toolchain doesn’t support. If you haven’t yet heard of Kotlin, it’s a modern JVM language in use at companies like Pinterest, Trello, Square, Kickstarter and Google, to list just a few. ![]() Now that Google has announced official support for Kotlin on Android, Kotlin is widely viewed as the first viable alternative to Java on Android.
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