Android now supports Kotlin
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Android now supports Kotlin
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Re: Android now supports Kotlin
#2Funny, I was messing around with Kotlin for the first time last night. So far, the language seems well-structured and I really like that one gets all of Java's ecosystem without actually having to write java. (Also, "override fun" just sounds hilarious. Bwaha!)
Throw in TornadoFX and Gluon Scene Builder (formerly of Oracle) and you're spinning up high-quality cross-platform GUIs faster than Atom, with a visual editor, and without having to touch Javascript!
I've been trying to find a suitable, high-quality cross-platform GUI kit for a while and this looks like it might challenge my current favorite (GTK)
Re: Android now supports Kotlin
#3Was hoping for golang but this is good too
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#4Is this official?
Edit: sorry, I completely forgot googleio is today, and i couldn't believe this kind of news comminng ftom non google domain.
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#5Well this looks like going to push Kotlin in big league. I remember scala enthusiasts made big noise in last few years to have scala as officially supported language. But Google seems to prefer a closer relationship with Jetbrains.
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#6If you have used kotlin, it seems the obvious move. I am not coming back to java, unless completely necessary. Kotlin is a great language (and more fun!).
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#7Is this official? Edit: sorry, I completely forgot googleio is today, and i couldn't believe this kind of news comminng ftom non google domain.
Yes.
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#8Google/Android's answer to Swift?
Re: Android now supports Kotlin
#9Is this official? Edit: sorry, I completely forgot googleio is today, and i couldn't believe this kind of news comminng ftom non google domain.
Yes, they announced it a few minutes ago on I/O
Re: Android now supports Kotlin
#10The official tweet: