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Should a Beginner Android Developer Write App in Java or Kotlin?
For someone who is starting from scratch -- or starting over after being neck-deep in Xamarin and hybrid but wants to "do it right" now -- should a new Android developer use Java or Kotlin for app development?
- mikece 8y agoOr should I skip Java and Kotlin and go with Flutter/Dart?
- davelnewton 8y agoGiven a choice between the two I would use Kotlin, because it's a better language. When you throw Flutter into the mix the discussion turns more to ecosystem than language: I personally thing Flutter is a great idea and may end up winning the cross-platform war, although I'm still learning React Native because I already know React--and the apps I'm writing don't need much or any native support not already provided by existing modules. In the long run something like Flutter will almost certainly win because performance matters; it's just not clear to me if Flutter will be the one.
- HacklesRaised 8y agoDo yourself a favour and ignore both in favour of flutter. Yes, it's a gamble but I would wager that flutter is going to be an important part of the android and google ecosystem in the near future.