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May 23, 2024
Celebrating Kotlin 2.0: Fast, Smart, and Multiplatform
Today we are excited to release Kotlin 2.0 with a stable K2 compiler, which is multiplatform from the ground up, understands your code better, and compiles it twice as fast. Kotlin began as a JVM language and quickly gained popularity among developers due to its conciseness and safety. It has rapidly gained traction on the […]
May 22, 2024
Amper Update May 2024 – Standalone Build Tool, New IDE Features, and More
A lot has happened since our last update about Amper, an experimental build tool by JetBrains. In this post, we’ll look at a brand-new way of using Amper, see how the tooling has improved recently, and learn what’s new in Amper 0.3.0. Standalone Amper build tool We initially built Amper as a Gradle plugin, providing […]
May 21, 2024
Streamline Data Analysis with Kotlin DataFrame Tables in Notebooks
We’re excited to introduce a new UI component in Kotlin DataFrame 0.13.1, which enhances your data exploration experience inside the Kotlin Notebook plugin. The existing component is helpful, but can only show a certain number of rows, limiting your navigation through the data. When used extensively, it can also impact performance negatively. The new UI […]
May 14, 2024
Kotlin Foundation Secures 5 Contributor Projects for GSoC 2024
All the projects the Kotlin Foundation submitted for Google Summer of Code 2024 have been accepted! GSoC is a global online program that brings new contributors to open-source software development. Under the guidance of Kotlin Foundation mentors from Google, Gradle, and JetBrains, contributors will work on programming projects lasting 8–22 weeks over the summer. This […]
fun main() {
val name = "stranger" // Declare your first variable
println("Hi, $name!") // ...and use it!
print("Current count:")
for (i in 0..10) { // Loop over a range from 0 to 10
print(" $i")
}
}