Kotlin is a modern alternative to Java that supports functional programming in the JVM. Here's a first look at programming with Kotlin using some of the concepts and syntax you already know from Java.

However, it’s worth noting that many developers using Kotlin for AI still rely heavily on Java libraries due to Kotlin’s Java interoperability. And in the context of AI, Java has many advantages.

“Studies have shown that Kotlin is much more expressive than Java, i.e., you need to write less lines of code to do the same thing in Kotlin,” Jansen told TechRepublic.

Kotlin, a language fully interoperable with Java, is rising in the ranks. Each month, TIOBE Software ranks 100 programming languages by their popularity with the programming community. Jump to: ...