Does Kotlin overtake Java?

Ever since Android app development began, Java was Google’s official programming language. … With Google itself becoming Kotlin oriented, many developers are moving towards adopting it, and the fact that many Java apps are being rewritten in Kotlin now, is a proof to it being the future of building Android apps.

Based on that data, Realm predicts Kotlin will overtake Java on Android by December 2018 . Kotlin may even change how Java is used on the server, the company said: “In short, Android developers without Kotlin skills are at risk of being seen as dinosaurs very soon.”