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I'd go with Java and the standard APIs at first. Kotlin looks very similar to Java just less verbose (I have not used it) and they say that you can mix it in wi

• SimbaOnSteroids 9y ago
  Kotlin uses Java Byte-Code and JetBrains has put in a lot of effort to make it so that any Java you do write can be automatically translated into Kotlin in their IDE's. Idk how well this works because I haven't tried it but apparently it worked well enough for them to try and do it with JavaScript as well which is still in Beta.
  • Filligree 9y ago
    It works well. The resulting code often won't compile without manual changes on the Java side, but they're simple changes, and it does automate 90-95% of it. I've never yet introduced bugs this way. It doesn't produce idiomatic Kotlin, of course. It's also a nice Rosetta stone while learning Kotlin.