Alternatives to Kotlin
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Kotlin is a statically typed, cross-platform programming language developed by JetBrains, first released in 2016 and adopted by Google as the preferred language for Android development in 2017. Kotlin runs on the JVM (interoperable with all Java libraries), compiles to JavaScript (Kotlin/JS for browser/Node.js), and compiles to native binaries (Kotlin/Native for iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows) — making it a genuine multiplatform language.
Java
Larger enterprise ecosystem, more existing codebases, longer track record
TypeScript
JavaScript ecosystem equivalent — better for web-first cross-platform apps
Swift
Apple's native language for iOS/macOS — better performance and APIs on Apple platforms
Dart
Flutter's language — truly cross-platform mobile with single codebase UI
Go
Simpler language for backend services without JVM overhead
Scala
More powerful type system and functional programming on JVM
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