Kotlin is now the language of choice for Android.
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gamer@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I used Java years ago for Android dev, but stopped when I stopped doing that. Every once in a while I’ll get the itch to work on a new project, and always wonder if Java would be a good idea.
My hesitance is that I don’t trust Oracle (and don’t know to what extent they’re involved nowadays), I’m not familiar enough with the ecosystem to know what is legacy crap to avoid, and I think it’s generally seen as an uncool language, and I’m way too cool to be taking such risks.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Enkimaru@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Rather Dart and Flutter.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Until Google kills it
Enkimaru@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oracle has nearly nothing to do with Java. OpenSDK is developed by the Apache Foundation.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
If you want to do something java like, try Kotlin. Its a more modern take on java and not developed by Oracle
pycorax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m so grateful for Kotlin, it gets rid of so much of the annoyances in Java.
Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Kotlin is very similar to C# in my opinion.
It’s a happy middle ground for me
hasnep@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Ironic considering C# was supposed to be very similar to Java
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Its called Microsoft Java for a reason