Chapter 13: Kotlin on Android

1. When did Google first announce Kotlin support for Android?

• 2017 at Google IO

2. When did Google decide to go Kotlin-first for Android?

• At Google IO 2019

3. Is it true or false that you can define your Gradle builds using Kotlin scripts?

• True

4. How can you use the buildSrc directory when building your project with Kotlin Gradle scripts?

• You can statically define dependency definitions so they can be reused across multiple Gradle or Kotlin buildscripts.

5. What is Android KTX?

• KTX is a set of Kotlin extensions for the Android framework and supports library classes aimed at making working with certain APIs easier and more Kotlin-idiomatic.

6. What does the Kotlin Android Extensions plugin do?

• It provides additional functionality for using Kotlin on Android, such as using Kotlin synthetic view accessors.

7. Which annotation will generate Parcelable implementations for you when added to a model class?

• @Parcelize