Kotlin

With the release approaching, we switch to shorter milestones. Meet M14 that brings the following changes: Support for annotations on file classes New Java API for the Standard Library operator modifier for operators Backing fields are now accessed through a … Continue reading →

Standard Library continues its evolution: Lazy type has been introduced More concise syntax for storing properties in a Map Final changes in the Char arithmetics Plus and minus operations on a collection now depend on its type New scope functions: … Continue reading →

Thank you all for the feedback we got on the previous call! Here comes another round of changes and adjustments. Your opinions and use cases are welcome. Java Statics and Inheritance We are going to improve interoperability with Java statics … Continue reading →

We are happy to announce Kotlin Eclipse Plugin version 0.3.0. This release is loaded with new features: Kotlin M13 support Find references Parameter hints Select enclosing/next/previous element Override/Implement action Body conversion intention Debugger: Run to cursor Debugger: Step into selection … Continue reading →

The recording of our September 16th webinar, Quasar: Efficient and Elegant Fibers, Channels and Actors, is now available on JetBrainsTV YouTube channel. In this webinar, Fabio Tudone shows how to use Quasar for creation of highly concurrent software. He covers … Continue reading →

As mentioned before, we are wrapping up with the language design, and this post is a head-up for the upcoming changes + request for your feedback. Backing fields I mentioned some time ago that we are not happy with the … Continue reading →

It’s been a long summer, and we have a lot to tell you about Kotlin M13 (details below): Compiler daemon for faster compilation; lateinit properties to support dependency injection and other frameworks; sealed classes for expressing closed hierarchies; Specifying and … Continue reading →

Join us  Wednesday, September 16th, 16:00 – 17:00 CET (10:00 – 11:00 AM EDT) for our free webinar, Quasar: Efficient and Elegant Fibers, Channels and Actors with Fabio Tudone. Quasar fibers bring true lightweight threads to the JVM as well as Erlang-like actors, Go-like … Continue reading →

While M13 is approaching, we are planning a little ahead. This is a request for feedback on some future changes in Kotlin. We want to deliver Kotlin 1.0 rather sooner than later, and this makes us postpone some design choices … Continue reading →

This is another heads-up and a call for feedback. We have been discussing options regarding Kotlin’s annotation syntax for quite some time already, rolling out experiments, gathering feedback. As we are finalizing the language now, many pain points that we … Continue reading →