Kotlin
Kotlin is a pragmatic programming language for JVM and Android that combines OO and functional features and is focused on interoperability, safety, clarity and tooling support.
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About Kotlin
Kotlin was designed and developed by JetBrains, the company behind IntelliJ. It is a language that runs on the JVM which can target versions 6+ (including the Android platform). JetBrains wanted to use a statically typed language which can remove Java boilerplate code, provide modern functional paradigms, and had seamless two-way Java interoperability with their existing codebase. The JVM already had alternate languages like Groovy and Scala but neither fit the bill with their desired criteria, so they built Kotlin.
Kotlin syntax is similar to Scala and Swift but pulls in the best-of-breed features from other languages such as C# and Groovy. Kotlin took a pragmatic approach at features included in the language by only providing functionality that has been proven to be useful for developers. With this decision they implemented a subset of features of Scala with the intent that it will provide more maintainable code with an easier learning curve for developers looking for a "better Java".
JetBrains has a dedicated team of developers working on Kotlin with the codebase available on Github.
Key Features of Kotlin
Pragmatic
Kotlin is trying hard to be a modern language with great tooling support.
Statically Typed
Strong type-safety and null-safety features for building robust software.
Multi-Paradigm
Kotlin support both functional and mainstream OOP programming principles.
Platform Independent
Develop for Android, iOS, JVM, Node.js, browser and many native targets.
Garbage collected
Kotlin (as a modern generic-purpose language) does memory management for you.
Open-Source
Kotlin is fully open-source. Submit patches or suggest language improvements.
Pragmatic
Kotlin is trying hard to be a modern language with great tooling support.
Statically Typed
Strong type-safety and null-safety features for building robust software.
Multi-Paradigm
Kotlin support both functional and mainstream OOP programming principles.
Platform Independent
Develop for Android, iOS, JVM, Node.js, browser and many native targets.
Garbage collected
Kotlin (as a modern generic-purpose language) does memory management for you.
Open-Source
Kotlin is fully open-source. Submit patches or suggest language improvements.
