Yo, Kotlin!

Why you should learn Kotlin and switch to Kotlin from JAVA as an Android Developer!

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1. @tamrefrank Yo, Kotlin! android254
3. Android is still using Java6–ish
4. BUT
5. Java is at Java8
6. Why is that a problem?
7. No Javax.time No streams Lack of sweet stuff in java8 to use in Java6 No- try-with-resources
8. BUT there are Lots of work arounds already
9. For No Javax.time - ThreeTenBP
10. For no streams – RxJava or BackPort
11. For no- try-with-resources - use retro Lambda.
12. Why Kotlin?
13. Language Android API Design Why Kotlin?
14. Language Why Kotlin?
15. Java is generally verbose Why Kotlin?
16. Nullability Problems Why Kotlin?
17. Mutability of Android Why Kotlin?
18. Inability to add methods to types we do not control. Why Kotlin?
19. Android API design Why Kotlin?
20. Inheritance issues Why Kotlin?
21. Nullability Why Kotlin?
22. API Parties Why Kotlin?
23. Lightweight Why Kotlin?
24. Simpler for beginners Why Kotlin?
25. Removes boilerplate code Why Kotlin?
26. You write a single line of code and don’t have to write the same thing over again Synthetic Extension: Why Kotlin?
27. Anyone tired of NullPointerExceptions in Java? Why Kotlin?
28. Much safer than Java Why Kotlin?
29. Perfectly integrated with Android Studio and Gradle. Why Kotlin?
30. Rarely do you have one company making the language and IDE. Why Kotlin?
31. Working with Java 6 makes us ‘kinda’ obsolete programmers. Why Kotlin?
32. Kotlin, makes us more Versatile Why Kotlin?
33. If you’re an Android developer, you need to Upgrade.
34. “Kinda”
35. Lets build something with Kotlin. #CodeLab
36. t.me/android254 Join the conversation t.me/kotlinkenya
37. Thank You