175: Kotlin or Java - Which one should you learn?

Fragmented - Android Developer Podcast

Sep 23, 2019•20 min•Ep. 175

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Episode description

One question that Kaushik and I get all the time is this ...

I'm starting to learn how to build Android apps, which language should
I learn? Kotlin or Java?

In this episode Donn answers this question and gives valid points on why both languages are valid options and why you might want to consider one over the other.

He provides caveats to why you might want to use one language over another and some of the trade offs of Java and Kotlin and how they operate together.

If you're wrestling with this question, this is the show for you ...

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Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel
@donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram)
@kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

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