Kotlin on Android: Two Years of Progress and Improvements

Kotlin on Android: Two Years of Progress and Improvements

Explore the advancements in Android support for Kotlin over a two-year period in this 31-minute conference talk from Google I/O'19. Dive into Kotlin samples, reference documentation, annotations, and framework APIs. Learn about IDE support for low-level bytecode optimizations in the D8/R8 compiler and the work on the Kotlin Foundation. Discover the progress in multiplatform programming, Android OS integration, and ecosystem improvements. Understand why Kotlin is becoming a preferred language for Android development and evaluate whether switching to Kotlin is right for your projects. Gain insights into the "Kotlin Everywhere" initiative and how it's shaping the future of Android development.