Google has released Android Studio 3, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE) overnight, bringing Kotlin along for the ride.

Google's Android Studio 3.0 dev environment has just become available in the stable channel, with built-in support for Kotlin and Java 8.

This post is an introduction to Kotlin for Android development. Learn how the language differs from Java and the basic syntax and layout.

Google launches Android 11 Beta 1, Android Studio improvements, Kotlin coroutines, Jetpack updates, and a refreshed Google Play Console in beta.

That’s important because if you want to target Android O, create an Instant App, start developing with Kotlin, or use the latest Android app performance tools, you’ll need Android Studio 3.0.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

Google offers free lessons to help up-and-coming developers build Android apps using Kotlin.