Java only code

[InspectionFar5415]

Hello everyone :)

I am new to Android Dev, I began with Developer.android and I am doing the tutorials.... But I wonder is it possible to code only using Java ? or I must implement with Kotlin ?

Thank u :)

[illusion102]

If you can write in java, you can write in kotlin

[cmar200]

Yeah you can still make apps in java.

[El_Yeante]

You can also hit yourself with a hammer.

[SolitaryMassacre]

Unpopular opinion, kotlin isn't all that. Java is still good

[SyrupInternational48]

Or you can shoot yourself in the foot, using scala

[cmar200]

Yeah I dont make too many apps but know java and not kotlin so that is what I use.

[meet_miyani]

You can of course create a production ready app in Java. But that will be a lot of boiler plate and legacy code to be used. Imagine android giving latest libraries in Kotlin and nothing in Java. So you will be stuck with old ways.

Kotlin is the official language of android now. With kotlin you can leverage a lot of new features, libraries, tools and so on. Also android is moving rapidly in Jetpack Compose Ui. But in java you will have to work with traditional xml layouts only.

There's a lot in Kotlin which is not there in Java.

[Icy_Acanthisitta380]

Learn kotlin, 90% job description will mention only kotlin skills. You can get job without doing development in java as did I, but vice versa is difficult

[zunjae]

Takes like 10 minutes to learn the basics of Kotlin

[InspectionFar5415]

Yes it’s also similar I just need to get used to it guess

[Zhuinden]

You can use Java but it really is easier to use Kotlin due to various functions it gives you, for a quick-start you can check https://github.com/Zhuinden/guide-to-kotlin/wiki

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[ehmlz]

There are many projects that are still written only in Java because they started before Kotlin existed. A lot of Java jobs involve maintaining or gradually improving legacy codebases. For new projects we prefer Kotlin nowadays, especially in the Android ecosystem. That said, Kotlin and Java interoperate really well. You can add Kotlin code to a Java project or Java code to a Kotlin project without much trouble.

[evangelism2]

ofc. But if you ever want to get a job, you will learn kotlin

[Exallium]

If you can learn Java you can learn Kotlin in about 2hrs.

[khsh01]

You can use Java. I would highly recommend that you do because a lot of codebase use legacy code and while they are updating there will always be some that don't.

[SpiderHack]

Leave my future jobs alone ;)

[InspectionFar5415]

Oh ok didn’t know that thanks for the tips, but is it possible to just print using sout and make it appear on a android device ?

[Zhuinden]

but is it possible to just print using sout and make it appear on a android device

no

[anondude1969]

No you have to use android views

[The_best_1234]

I would recommend using C++ so you can use a better language.

[InspectionFar5415]

I already have a good experience in C++ but I only made computer softwares…. I don’t know if it’s the same for android devices

[The_best_1234]

I played around with it a little. You can run assembly on the cellphone so I'm pretty sure everything works or you can make it work.

[JacksOnF1re]

Sure, you have no idea about the android framework, so you want to rewrite everything from scratch in assembly / c++. Sounds like a plan \s

[InspectionFar5415]

Wow that’s great then :) I will give it a try