# Why is Kotlin your next Programming Language?

DevFeed: [Why is Kotlin your next Programming Language?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-is-kotlin-your-next-programming-language-39394.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/why-is-kotlin-your-next-programming-language>)

Published: 2022-05-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [Programming language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming-language.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [jetbrains](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetbrains.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [application-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-development.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [jetbrains](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetbrains.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [language](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/language.md>), [multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multiplatform.md>), [programming-language](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming-language.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces Kotlin, examines its adoption, features, advantages, and limitations, and considers its role in Android and multiplatform application development. It cites a JetBrains survey of around 7,000 developers, reporting that more than 55% chose Kotlin as their main language and that adoption rose by 39% compared with the previous survey.

## Source excerpt

What is Kotlin, and why it should be your next programming language.