# How Kotlin won the language war in Android App Development

DevFeed: [How Kotlin won the language war in Android App Development](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-kotlin-won-the-language-war-in-android-app-development-28389.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://siddroid.com/post/post-siddhesh-patil-times-of-india-kotlin/>)

Author: Siddhesh Patil

Published: 2020-08-20T14:36:51Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Sid Patil - Android Engineer and Kotlin Advocate](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sid-patil-android-engineer-and-kotlin-advocate.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [android-app-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-app-development.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

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## AI overview

This article discusses how Kotlin changed Android app development and examines the state of Kotlin in India. It was published in the Times of India under Times Techies.

## Source excerpt

Kotlin has changed the way app developers write apps for Android. In this Times of India article, Siddhesh Patil talks about the state of Kotlin in India.