Any discussion you hear around
yourself today will always either be about technology or will eventually lead
to it. Its almost as if you cannot name human race without naming technology.
And the strong supporting cast and crew behind this blockbuster are none other
than the developers.
Developer or amateur, we all have
some idea about programming languages and how they work. Either we have heard
it from our coder friends or at some point during our careers or career
building years we ourselves have tried (and failed) to learn the art of
programming. However, there are those “chosen” few, who have that in-built
flair in the mentioned field and who effortlessly write huge codes without a
grumble.
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So, to the developers out there,
you obviously are aware of basic languages such as C, C++, Java and also some
lesser known ones such as Python and Oracle.
Here’s an ode to the latest
programming language: Kotlin
Kotlin is developed by a team
from JetBrains programmers, the creators of IntelliJ Java IDE, based in Saint
Petersburg, Russia.
Kotlin is an open source, statically-typed
programming language that runs on JVM (Java Virtual Machine) and android which
combines the features of object oriented and functional programming.
It’s
expressive, crisp and powerful but best of all it is interoperable or back
compatible with Java. Meaning, you can use the same Java Libraries and also the
program written in Kotlin can be converted to Java and vice versa. JetBrains
provides simple but powerful Java to Kotlin converters and can generate Java
and JavaScript from Kotlin code.
Until May 2017, the only
supported languages for Android were Java and C++. Adding another feather to
its cap is the recent verdict at Google I/O 2017, where Google announced
official support for Kotlin on Android. Kotlin aims to bridge the gap of a
missing modern language for Android platform.
When it comes to Kotlin vs. Java,
the answer is simple. Kotlin codes are safer and more concise than their Java
counterparts and since Kotlin and Java can coexist in Android apps, Kotlin is
not only useful for new apps but also for updating existing Java apps.
For the experimenting and the curious kind, this is an entire new arena to explore.
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