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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Getting Started with Android A Brief Introduction to Android Tools

Posted by AYOUB EL-HASSOUNI
AYOUB EL-HASSOUNI
Courses Plus Student 140 Points

Why tree house still use java while Google has launched Kotlin as the primary language programming for Andriod?

I'm confused which to learn Java or Kotlin

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

You still learn Java to start with but Treehouse does have some Kotlin content for Android and more upcoming as Android Studio has adopted the language officially for Android. So start with Java for the time being. What I'm envisioning is that n the future students will be able to choose what path to go by once more Kotlin content is released.

Watch out for the Kotlin version of the "Simple App" course due out in September! :-)

Christopher Augg
Christopher Augg
21,223 Points
Christopher Augg
Christopher Augg
21,223 Points

I agree! Also, it is very easy to learn Kotlin once you know Java. I am going back through the Android tracks and making all the projects with Kotlin. It is a lot of fun and a great way to learn the languages.