![]() JetBrains, the Prague-based maker of the venerable code-centric Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, unveiled Kotlin at the 2011 JVM Language Summit in Santa Clara, Calif., and later released it for distribution under the Apache 2 Open Source License. The keynote demo showed an example of how Kotlin could accomplish in one line of code the same thing that required 87 lines of Java code. It's also less verbose than Java, which means devs can write less code with a more readable syntax. JetBrains has claimed that Kotlin is more stable at run time than Java, because it can statically check weak points and supports things like variable type interface, closures, extension functions,= and mix-ins. The appeal of Kotlin among Android developers is straightforward: It's a statically typed language - similar to Scala, Gosu, Ceylon and Fantom - which compiles to both JVM byte code and JavaScript. We are excited to see the Kotlin ecosystem flourish!" This means more libraries and tools developed in/for Kotlin, more experience shared, more Kotlin job offerings, more learning materials published, and so on. First-class support on Android will likely bring more users to Kotlin, and we expect the community to grow significantly. "The more people speak a language, the better. "Programming languages are just like human ones," Shafirov said. He also promised that this new level of Android support won't diminish the company's continuing support of other versions of the language, including Kotlin/JVM for server and desktop, Kotlin/JS (JavaScript), and the recently announced Kotlin/Native (which compiles directly to machine code). "We'll keep our design processes open, because your feedback is critical for us in moving Kotlin in the right direction." Design and develop native Android applications using Kotlin Write clean, well-designed, and maintainable code Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Kotlin will be developed under the same principles as before, Shafirov said. JetBrains CEO Maxim Shafirov reassured Kotlin's growing user base in a blog post that development of the language will continue to be sponsored by JetBrains, and the company's 40-person Kotlin team will "operate as usual," with Andrey Breslav as the Lead Language Designer. ![]() ![]() Perhaps more importantly in the long run, Cuthbertson announced that JetBrains and Google are partnering to create a non-profit foundation for the future development of Kotlin.
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