Java may still be the first programming language that springs to mind when you think about Android, but you don’t have to use Java for Android development. In fact, Kotlin is now Google’s ...

Google's Android Studio 3.0 dev environment has just become available in the stable channel, with built-in support for Kotlin and Java 8.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

Officially released in 2016, Kotlin has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, especially since Google announced its support for Kotlin as an alternative to Java on Android platforms.