Ask HN: Worth It to Learn Kotlin?

3 points by 999900000999 3y ago ↗ HN

I've primarily used Flutter for my recent hobbyist app development, but I'm noticing Kotlin appears to be more in demand career wise.

On the other hand I could brush up on my Java which would definitely be better when job hunting. I know many of you run smallish companies so I'd love your input!

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catonmylap 3y ago ↗

Depends what you want. If you want to go into Android development, then I would say that Kotlin is the go to language.

Being able to read and write Java is also beneficial imo, since some projects also have old code in Java. However all the teams I've worked in are committed to write their Android applications in Kotlin.

I also see that Kotlin gains traction in backend development, since it's fully interoperable with Java.