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Pranjal Agnihotri
4,187 PointsAnyone thinking of learning Kotlin
Is there anyone who is thinking to learn Kotlin?? or you will continue with Java
2 Answers
Steven Turner
20,146 PointsI used Kotlin and Anko for an applications project I was doing in school. I would continue on with Kotlin, but not give up on learning Java for now because many people still use it for their android apps.
jrs0801
259 PointsExactly. Just because something is the hot, new flavor of the month, doesn't mean that java is going away.
Pranjal Agnihotri
4,187 PointsPranjal Agnihotri
4,187 PointsWhat is the difference between Kotlin and Anko. ?
Steven Turner
20,146 PointsSteven Turner
20,146 PointsAnko is a Kotlin UI library that practically eliminates the need of XML. You should check out the course, there is one here at Team Treehouse for it.
Pranjal Agnihotri
4,187 PointsPranjal Agnihotri
4,187 PointsYa I have seen that course but i was thinking that they will not tell everything in that as android course using java is so big... and using Kotlin is very small.. Is that so?
Steven Turner
20,146 PointsSteven Turner
20,146 PointsYeah, it's not as expansive. But it's a start and honestly there aren't many Anko/Kotlin related courses. But as long as you have a good grip on Android programming and Java, you don't really need a big course for Kotlin and Anko. You can use what you know and apply it towards these new tools. Also blogs and the kotlin official website exist that offer small tutorials too.