Java VS Kotlin VS Dart? Which Language is best for Android development?

Now you will say do the same for Dart programming language. Designing Android apps in Dart programming language has a big advantage over Java

     After Google has declared Kotlin as the official language for Android development, many Android developers are in a dilemma about which language they should develop apps. Should they continue to develop their apps in Java or should they switch to Kotlin?

     Being an Android developer I too have faced this dilemma and I have been pondering on this question for like eternity. I have thought about all the pros and cons about Java and Kotlin, pros and cons after switching and I have also imagined situations where Dart, after Java and Kotlin will become popular for developing Android apps.

       If you ask what is Dart then I think you will have to rethink the part where you call yourself an Android programmer. Dart had been announced in 2011 for coding Android apps which will be able to run on google chrome but shortly after the plan was dropped but dart the became the to-use programming language of Flutter, an Open-Source Mobile Application development SDK with which you can develop apps which will run on Android as well as iOS with little to none changes in the code. Recently, in May 2017, Flutter beta was released and on 4th December 2018, stable version of Flutter 1.0 was released and with it came the capacity of being able to run apps on both platforms namely iOS and Android with very little to no changes in code.

        Shortly Android studio also added support to Flutter in Android Studio 3.3 update and now many Android developers have started taking courses for Learning Android development in dart programming language and can see the future of Android in Dart programming Language. So what should you do?

Update: Recently Google went Kotlin first support for Android developers. That means first support will be given in Kotlin and Jetpack and other plugins will be offered first in Kotlin. Google now increasing was Android developers to use Kotlin language as preferred language for Android development. If your primary motive is to develop Android apps then you should go for Kotlin. Dart is also help for developing cross platform Apps

        First, learn all the concepts of Android development in its root language, which is Java. Master Java language and keep practicing programming using Java language. Now side by side go for Kotlin Programming language and just learn the basic syntax of Kotlin. Write any three basic programmes in both languages. Now, which language is better? Kotlin or Java? Maybe Kotlin, Maybe Java. Many developers have preferred to stick to Java programming language while some found it difficult and Kotlin easier and decided to make a change. Now many people say there is no growth without change but just changing for the sake of nothing is also folly.

Best Android course for developing Android apps

Here are pros and cons about switching to Kotlin

Pros of switching to Kotlin

• Official language for Android Programming
• Easier to program in Kotlin than Java

Cons of switching to Kotlin

• Most of the tutorials for Android development are in Java
• Google's official tutorial to learn Android is in Java.
• Java is the most used programming language and when you switch to Kotlin you are degrading your level.
• Very less support from Stack Overflow as compared to Java

When you can clearly see that switching from Java to Kotlin don't bring growth, then its unnecessarily a waste of time.

   Now you will say do the same for Dart programming language. Designing Android apps in Dart programming language has a big advantage over Java. Apps designed on  Flutter will run on Android as well as Java. This is a major step towards change and anyone could be a fool to miss this step. Even if you are new to Android development you can directly start developing apps in dart and go much more forward then just sticking with Java.

Hope you liked the post. If you have any thoughts about the post let us know it in comments and don't forget to share posts with your loved ones because Sharing is Caring.