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Based on Project Better library
Project Time Span
Requirements Support

Developer
Community and Speed and
Familiarity and
Ecosystem Efficiency
Expertise

Native / Hybrid
 ( If we pick Kotlin as the programming language )

Design Development Deployment

Design
• User Experience Design :
o Discover
 User Research
 Competitor Analysis

o Define
 Mapping (Empathy and User journey )
 Brainstorm session

o Ideate
 Information Architecture
 User flows
Design
• User Interface Design :
o Prototyping

 Low-fi wireframe

 Visual Design (prototyping)

o Testing

 Usability testing

 Eye tracking
o Handoff

 Design hand - offs

Agenda
• Introduction
• Timeline
• Contribution
• Architecture
• Programming Styles
• Comparison on apps build by using Kotlin
• Pros & Cons
• Testing
• Deployment
 Kotlin
• The name ‘Kotlin’ comes from Kotlin Island, which is located near St. Petersburg,
Russia. Most of the initial development was took place.

• Kotlin is a statically-typed programming language developed by JetBrains.

• Kotlin was designed to be concise, expressive, and interoperable with existing Java
code, making it well-suited for developing modern applications for the ( JVM ), Android
and other platforms

• Kotlin is generally preferred over other languages used for Android development
because it is concise, null-safe, and interoperable.
Multi-paradigm
Object-oriented
Procedural
block structured
Declarative
Generic
Reflective
Concurrent
Timeline

2010 - project 2016 -kotlin 2017 -official 2018 -kotlin 2020 -kotlin 2021 -kotlin 2022 -kotlin 2023 -kotlin
started 1.0 on Android 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9
 Contribution

The recent version of Kotlin is 1.9

was released in July 2023, 1.9.0 was
released on July 6, 2023.
 Android Studio

IntelliJ IDEA
Development
Tools
JetBrains Fleet

Virtual Studio Code

Backend app
(Ktor, Spring Boot, Jooby)

Cross - platform mobile app

(Ktor)
Build Using
Android app
Kotlin

Multiplatform library
Architecture
Architecture
• Compile Kotlin into bytecode which can run on JVM. This bytecode is exactly equal to the byte
code generated by the Java .class file.
• Whenever Kotlin targets JavaScript, the Kotlin compiler converts the .kt file into ES5.1 and
generates a compatible code for JavaScript.
• Kotlin compiler is capable of creating platform basis compatible codes via LLVM.

• Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) is used to create multiplatform mobile applications with
code shared between Android and iOS.
• The recent version of Kotlin is 1.9 was released in July 2023, 1.9.0 was released on July 6,
2023.
Environment Setup
• Kotlin runs on the Java Virtual Machine, you must install JDK and set the path in the
local system environment variable.

• Download the Kotlin compiler ( Kotlinc ).

• Build Tools:
• Gradle
• Maven
• Ant
Programming Advantages
Apps Build Using Kotlin
• Pinterest

• Postmates

• Corda

• Coursera

• Uber

• Trello

• Gradle
Pros of kotlin

• It’s easy to understand​

• Less chances of bugs​

• More reliable​

• Ease in maintenance​

• Co-ordinate with existing java code​

• Increase productivity
Cons of kotlin

• Kotlin Minimal Learning Opportunities​

• Compilation speed is slower​

• Distinct from Java

Testing
• Junit : Junit is a widely-used testing framework for Java and Kotlin. It provides annotations and
assertions for writing unit test.

• MockK: MockK is mocking library for Kotlin that allows developers to create mock objects for the
testing.

• Kluent: Kluent is an assertion library for Kotlin that provides a fluent API for writing expressive and
readable assertions.

• Kotlinx.benchmark: Kotlinx.benchmark is a Kotlin library that provides support for writing benchmarks
and performance tests.
Deployment