Swift is not likely to replace Kotlin or Java on Android in the near future, but some developers may find it useful for cross-platform projects.

Take your pick. If you want to develop Android apps, step one is picking a language. The differences between the various Android programming languages can be a little complex and nuanced.

Swift, the programming language used to create apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple platforms, could be used to ...

It is available as a fully-supported programming language within Android Studio 3.0. According to the Kotlin website, users include Pinterest, Evernote, Uber, and Atlassian.

Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual Machine, is emerging as a development option for building Google Android applications. While developers already are aware of Java ...

At its I/O 2017 developers conference today, Google announced Android is gaining official support for the Kotlin programming language, in addition to Java and C++. The news received the biggest ...

Kotlin is a super new programming language built by JetBrains, which also coincidentally develops the JetBrains IDE that Android Studio — Google’s official developer tool — is based on.

It's part of Google's effort to shift Android app makers from Oracle-owned Java to Kotlin, the official Android programming language from JetBrains, a Czech-based integrated development ...