# android/kotlin-guides

A set of guides for writing Kotlin for Android.

Repository: https://github.com/android/kotlin-guides
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kotlin-guides
Homepage: https://android.github.io/kotlin-guides/
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-10-16T15:24:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3243, "days_push": 2878, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1670, forks 134 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:20.039326+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of guides for writing Kotlin code on Android, originally hosted by the Android team. The repository has been moved and its content now lives at developer.android.com/kotlin.

## Use cases
- learn kotlin for android development
- kotlin android coding style guides
- how to write idiomatic kotlin on android
- kotlin interop with java on android
- android kotlin best practices

## When to choose
- you want the canonical Android team guidance on Kotlin, now hosted on developer.android.com
- you need historical reference to the original guide documents

## When to avoid
- you expect actively updated content in this repository - it is archived and redirects elsewhere
- you need a runnable tool or library rather than documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: android-tools, tutorials, programming-languages
- platform: jvm
- tags: kotlin, android-development, guides, archived, android

## Member repositories
- android/kotlin-guides (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.039326+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:42:43.623387+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/android/kotlin-guides (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.039326+00:00, sha cae404275be0)
  - homepage: https://android.github.io/kotlin-guides/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:15:50.215737+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.