Computerworld

Scala: The Android programming language you didn’t know you had

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 and ...
ZDNet

Kotlin language maker JetBrains: Windows 10 and M1 macOS get Android Jetpack Compose

Czechia-based developer tools company JetBrains is making progress with its open-source UI framework, Jetpack Compose for Desktop. JetBrains is the designer behind Kotlin, the Google-endorsed ...
Mashable

Android 13 to launch themed icons, per-app language controls

Google's mobile operating system is evolving again. On Thursday, Google released the first developer preview for Android 13. The "developer preview" bit means this release is primarily aimed for ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: Why Meta is moving its Android apps from Java to Kotlin

Engineers at Facebook parent Meta have detailed their multi-year effort to convert the codebases for its numerous Android apps from the Java programming language over to Kotlin. That's a large task ...