Google announced the release of a new language "Kotlin" for Android developers in May 2017 at Google I/O (Innovation in the Open). Kotlin is a programming language developed by Jetbrains.
Kotlin is an open-source programming language that merges the object-oriented programming and functional features to craft seamless user experience on multiple platforms. It mainly focuses on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) but also considers the Javascript or native code for compilation.
Concise Code Structure:
Kotlin is expressive as well as a concise programming language. It is easily interoperable with the already existing Android languages. Less code results in fewer bugs.
Kotlin provides high readability, simplicity, and more features to the app development process.
Safe and Reliable:
Kotlin is a safe language as it contains security features for immutability and nullability. Moreover, Kotlin’s compiler authenticates the accuracy of the programs that result in less chance for runtime crashes.
Interoperable with Java:
Since Kotlin is a Java-based programming language and interoperable, hence both Java and Kotlin generate similar bytecodes. The Kotlin-Java combination
can work very well for your Android project and you can opt for converting your entire Java codebase into Kotlin.
Kotlin is highly recommended for server-side development. It maintains compatibility with existing Java-based technology stacks.
Functions can be created in Kotlin with the operators and extensions. It provides the potential to expand a class with advanced functionalities without disturbing the class or implementing any kind of design patterns like "Decorator". These functions help to stretch the functionalities of classes without affecting the codes.
It is under the big examples of utilizing the Kotlin framework, for the development of their Android application. The brand is a popular image sharing platform that is now legally transferred from Java to Kotlin.
It is an open-source, fully-featured, client app of Twitter. It provides personalization of themes, unlimited accounts management and rectifies unwanted tweets. The performance of the app is excellent as well as smooth and it is developed via Kotlin.
The Spring framework offers a broad configuration and programming model for the development of Java-based apps on every platform.
At Jellyfish Technologies, we create interactive and user-friendly business apps by using Kotlin. Our Kotlin app development services ensure the performance and reliability of projects with leading industry technologies. Our focus is on delivering high-quality services globally with critical project monitoring to ensure success and satisfaction for our clients. From cost-efficient services to flawless customer service, we have been serving our clients with a customized and modern approach towards web and mobile app development projects. There is a dedicated team assigned for each project, with an agile approach for managing the app development projects. We ensure high performance and productive UI/UX sections of a mobile application.
Our Kotlin app development team has good experience in delivering highly secured, multi-user, powerful, and high-performance web apps. They will thoroughly assist you with your project timelines, and bring expertise & experience to your team. So far we have delivered several personalized and in budget Android apps for every business requirement. For further queries, you can contact our experts.
