prompter: What language should I learn if I want to create Android apps?

assistant: The primary language used to create Android apps is Java. Additionally, you may also use Kotlin, which is a more modern and concise programming language that is fully compatible with Java and is becoming increasingly popular among Android developers.

prompter: What are Kotlin's features?

assistant: Kotlin is a statically typed programming language developed by JetBrains for the Java platform. Some of the main features of Kotlin include:

Interoperability: Kotlin is fully interoperable with Java and can be used seamlessly with existing Java code.

Concise and expressive syntax: Kotlin has a concise and expressive syntax that allows developers to write code more efficiently and effectively.

Null safety: Kotlin has built-in null safety features that help prevent common null pointer exceptions in Java.

Extension functions: Kotlin supports extension functions, which allow developers to add new functions to existing classes without having to inherit from them.

Higher-order functions and lambdas: Kotlin supports higher-order functions and lambdas, which allow developers to write more concise and expressive code.

Coroutines: Kotlin includes support for coroutines, which are lightweight threads that allow for more efficient and expressive concurrency.

Data classes: Kotlin provides support for data classes, which are classes specifically designed for holding data.

Type inference: Kotlin has a powerful type inference system that can automatically infer the type of variables and expressions, reducing the amount of explicit type information needed in the code.

Annotation Processing: Kotlin includes an annotation processing system that allows developers to generate code and metadata at compile time.

These are just some of the main features of Kotlin, and there are many more that make it a powerful and versatile programming language.

assistant: Kotlin is a statically typed, cross-platform programming language that is concise, expressive, and safe. Some of its key features include:

Interoperability with Java: Kotlin is fully interoperable with Java, which makes it easy for Java developers to start using Kotlin for their Android app development.

Null safety: Kotlin has built-in null safety features, which eliminates the risk of null pointer exceptions and makes the code safer.

Compact syntax: Kotlin has a compact syntax, which allows developers to write less code and focus on what's important.

Extension functions: Kotlin has extension functions, which allow developers to extend existing classes with new functionality without having to inherit from them.

Higher-order functions: Kotlin supports higher-order functions, which allows developers to pass functions as arguments to other functions and return functions as values.

Lambdas: Kotlin has built-in support for lambdas, which are anonymous functions that can be passed as arguments or returned as values.

Coroutines: Kotlin has built-in support for coroutines, which are light-weight threads that allow developers to write asynchronous and non-blocking code.

assistant: Kotlin is a modern, concise and safe programming language, designed to be easy to learn and use. It comes with a range of features, including null safety, extension functions, data classes, sealed classes, higher-order functions, lambdas, and JavaScript transpilation. Additionally, Kotlin has good interoperability with Java, and can be converted to native code for use in mobile applications. Furthermore, its concise syntax allows for code to be more readable and easier to maintain.

assistant: Native Android applications are mainly written in Java or Kotlin. Java was the original language, but Google introduced later Kotlin and it's the language preferred nowadays.

You can also develop Android applications with other languages. There are part of high performance applications written in C/C++. In addition, there are cross-platform frameworks that use other languages, mainly JavaScript.

prompter: Why is Kotlin preferred nowadays? How do I know if I should learn it over Java or any other language? I'm a beginner at programming.

assistant: If you’re interested in designing mobile apps on the Android platform, Java might be right for you.

assistant: Right now you could learn
1. Java
2. Kotlin
3. C++
4. C#
5. Python
6. HTML, CSS, JavaScript
7. Dart 
8. Corona

it’s upon you to make the correct choice of language on the basis of your objectives and preferences for each individual project.

assistant: English, most of the documentation is originally written in English. Also there's a lot of content in Youtube in English to learn Android, of course if you already know English you shouldn't learn anything.

prompter: that is not what i asked , i asked about programming languages!