Can I write in Kotlin if I don't know Java?

Question

Java

I'm 16 and I'm not going to work yet, but just choosing the language to taste. I want to write for Android, is it necessary to know Java or is it enough just to know its standard library?

Answer 1

Kotlin is not a library, but a programming language. It can be thought of as sugar over pure Java (like Typescript over Javascript). Kotlin is not suitable for diving into programming, as it has poor documentation and a small community compared to Java.

Answer 2

You can write in Kotlin without even knowing Kotlin, the question is what result will you get) In order for the result to be good, you need to know Java.

Answer 3

Hello!
If you have a choice between Java & Kotlin, then definitely study Java. Having learned Java, in a sense, there will be no need to learn Kotlin. And in general, Kotlin runs on the same JVM. And yet, Kotlin is not the official language of Android, although it has existed since 2010. So Java))

Answer 4

You still have to read Java - a bunch of examples and libraries.
Not enough for Kotlin yet. And it will not work to stay only within Kotlin.