Computer World

Android supports a new coding language, Kotlin! More great news for developers at the   Google I/O conference 2017 . For the first time at a Google I/O conference, Google is announcing that Android will support a new coding language. This is exciting news for the future of the OS, supporting new techniques for developers and more. Kotlin runs in a familiar way, running on top of a   Java Virtual Machine , or compiled to Java source code. This is basically what current supported languages offer. The up front benefit is improvements to runtime exceptions and source code verbosity. Android Studio 3.0   will support Kotlin right out of the box, making it easy to get started with the new language. The way that the language is supported allows you to gradually roll in new features. There is no need to completely re-write your application to make the change. This is a partnership between Google and JetBrains, the folks behind Kotlin. They offer a standalone experience, as ...

  Google has just released the second Android O developer preview during   Google I/O . We’re working on a video, but you can read text versions of what’s new below. Like last year, Google dropped the first preview build for the upcoming Android version a couple of months ahead of I/O. The post that follows is divided up between all the new Android O features in the second dev preview, followed by what was new in the initial alpha preview in the second half. As always, we’ve been busy and have brought together all the changes, features and things you should know about Android O. Update : Along with   Google I/O , the latest Android O beta release images are now available,   rolling out to beta program phones now . Android O release schedule The Android O release will ultimately become Android 8.0 <insert O dessert name here>. Google has already shared a timeline for the rollout of each preview build with the   second developer pre...