Kotlin

Kotlin is a statically-typed language that enables building web, cross-platform and Android apps, among others. Both well-known brands and start-ups use it. Uber, Pinterest, Evernote are just a few of many apps developed in Kotlin that have millions of users now.

The key to its popularity is simplicity. JetBrains team, Kotlin’s creators, made sure it is clear and easy to use.

As a result, Kotlin is appreciated by software engineers who can spend less time on creating native components thanks to this language. Product owners and investors are no less interested in its benefits. It allows them to release products earlier and enjoy the profits sooner.

Kotlin is currently developed as an open-source project and offers software engineers more and more possibilities. Even Google saw its potential and chose it as
a preferred programming language for Android in 2019.

With this very platform in mind, we create native apps using Kotlin. Depending on user needs, we build apps from scratch or add new components. It’s possible even if the first creators of the app were using Java.

• your app uses many native elements of the device, such as a camera or microphone,
• Android UI elements are important to you, as well as easy access to the solutions characteristic of this platform,
• the app needs to work in offline mode,
• target users often have Android devices,
• high performance plays an important role. 

For many years Java was the main language for building Android apps. But younger Kotlin took its place some time ago. What triggered this change? Conciseness is one of the main reasons.

Kotlin has clear syntax and it usually takes fewer lines of code to build a component, compared to Java. What’s more, Kotlin allows us to use function operators and provides many helpful features. Sometimes there’s even no need to use the libraries.

It all shortens the time required to develop an app. So, if you want to add new components, keep in mind that Kotlin lets you achieve the same effects as Java, only faster.