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Kotlin can replace Java for Android programing?

Now day kotlin is very popular so that it can replacing Java for Android developers?

6th Jun 2019, 7:48 AM
omid Reza Saberi Ansari
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Of course Kotlin can replace Java. However, there are millions of lines of Java out there. Do you really expect companies are going to toss all that and switch? It will never happen. At best, some may mix the two. Others, will never even consider switching.
19th Jun 2019, 4:56 PM
John Wells
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• Java vs. Kotlin - Which Language Should Android Developers Start With? https://dzone.com/articles/java-vs-kotlin-which-language-android-developer-sh
6th Jun 2019, 8:30 AM
Danijel Ivanović
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Java is evergreen for Android development. Kotlin can not permanently replace Java as Java has huge community using it. Although it can be used in some projects but not in all
6th Jun 2019, 8:07 AM
Raj Chhatrala
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6th Jun 2019, 8:08 AM
Sarthak Pokhrel
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Java is huge so it's harder to replace Java
6th Jun 2019, 1:50 PM
Anuj Raghu
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Kotlin is now preffered language for Android development as announced on Google IO this year.
16th Jun 2019, 8:36 PM
Pixel
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