For years, Java was the one official language for Android development. While other options were available through alternative tools like Unity or Xamarin, Java with the Android SDK was still the clear ...

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Google today announced that the Kotlin programming language is now its preferred language for Android app developers. “Android development will become increasingly Kotlin-first,” Google writes in ...

Google and Jetbrains have released the first stable build of Jetpack Compose 1.0, the new Kotlin-based UI framework for Android. First announced over two years ago at I/O 2019, Jetpack Compose is a ...

Does it feel like Android Studio packages and builds your apps, with very little input from you? Behind the scenes, Android Studio uses the Gradle automated build toolkit, and although it’s possible ...

Becoming a developer of anything — whether it be websites, video games, or applications — is a smart way to find work nowadays. On the applications side of things, you can certainly get a deep ...