As a programmer, you always have to be updated about various programming and always be well versed with new languages. Newbie programmers always get confused about which language they should use for Android development. While using both languages has its pros and cons we will have compared both languages in detail and after reading the comparisons you yourself can find out will language will suit your needs and proceed with that language.
Java language is not included in comparison because Google after announcing Kotlin as official language for Android App development, just a few days ago Google announced that it will be going 'Kotlin first' in terms of Android development and various Android add ons like Jetpack will first come in Kotlin and then in Java which clearly indicates Google's plan to ditch Java language for Android development. Even though Google hasn't officially stated that it will drop support for Java, one can predict the future intentions of Google after it is going Kotlin first for Android development.
Although Dart has just now been updated to Dart 2.2.0 on 26th February 2019 which brings many optimizations in Dart language, Dart is not yet prepared to be used as a full-fledged programming language as many of features like in-app-purchases are not still available in Dart. A third party plugin has to be installed for in-app-purchases which is not the case in Kotlin. The thing with Dart is that it is designed for cross-platform development and for Android specific features you will have to install third-party plugins which do not have official support from Google. So if you are specifically Android development then you should go for Kotlin programming language.
Kotlin and Dart both are easy to learn if you have previously done all the object-oriented concepts and also done Android development in Java and you will find both languages less complicated. Advantages of Kotlin are that coding is less in Kotlin as compared to Java. If you are thinking of switching from Java to Kotlin or Dart to Kotlin be rest assured that your efforts won't go in vain and Kotlin indeed needs less number of lines than Java. If you want to make apps that work on both Android as well as iOS but don't want to learn Swift just for making iOS apps then Dart is the perfect language for you.
Well, if you have already decided the programming language you want to learn, here are some free Udemy courses to help you to learn Android development.
The Complete Flutter App Development courses for Android, iOS
A complete guide to Flutter framework for building iOS and Android apps with a single code base.
Here is the top five-star review for the course:
Really excellent course. A lot of effort is behind this with animations and explanations of key concepts. The broad coverage is fantastic and once you have completed the course you will have a fully functioning database driven app which you can easily use as a template for further development. It will really put you on a firm path to develop further with Flutter. A big thank you to SmartHerd and Sriyank Siddhartha.
Get the course:
The complete flutter app development course for Android and iOS
The Kotlin Language: Fundamentals and Basics
Grasp Kotlin Basics and Fundamentals and make yourself ready to develop premium android apps from novice to pro.
Here is a top 4.5-star review for the course:
Only covers new install of software, a short comment version being installed would be helpful, so you could then skip the install if you are updated at that level. BigInteger isn't covered in initial data types. For starting an android emulator, have them select it after clicking on the run (arrow) in AS, instead of going to the emulators and starting it there. The extra step isn't needed.
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The Kotlin Language Fundamentals and Basics
You can proceed with learning Kotlin or Dart using the following courses from Udemy.
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