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Kotlin

Kotlin (/ˈkɒtlɪn/) is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose high-level programming language with type inference. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the Java virtual machine (JVM) version of Kotlin's standard library depends on the Java Class Library. Type inference allows for more concise syntax than Java, while…

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Designed by
Andrey Breslav, JetBrains
Developer
JetBrains
Family
JVM-hosted
Filename extensions
.kt, .kts, .kexe, .klib
First appeared
22 July 2011; 15 years ago (2011-07-22)
License
Apache 2.0

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Kotlin Multiplatform

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Kotlin

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples116
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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Kotlin

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related to Development · 16
Kotlin → Apache, Dmitry Jemerov, However, In February, In July, Java, JetBrains, JVM, Kotlin Git, Kotlin's, November, One, Project Kotlin, Scala, Scala's, The
related to Tools · 13
Kotlin → Android Studio, Apache Ant, Apache Maven, Eclipse, Emacs, Gradle, Integration, IntelliJ IDEA, IntelliJ Installer, Java, JetBrains, Kotlin Mode, MELPA
has application · 12
Kotlin → Android, Google I/O, January, Java, JetBrains Kotlin-first, Kotlin-specific, Ktor, May, Spring, The Spring Framework, To, When Kotlin
related to Kotlin Multiplatform · 10
Kotlin → Android, Google, Google Docs, Google I/O, Google Workspace, KMP, Kotlin Multiplatform, Linux, November, Windows
related to Name · 10
Kotlin → Andrey Breslav, Finland, Gulf, Indonesian, Java, Kotlin Island, Kotlin's, Russian, Saint Petersburg, The
Platform · 9
Kotlin → Android, iOS, iPadOS (tier 1); tvOS, watchOS (tier 2 support), JavaScript (Kotlin/JS), JVM, Linux, LLVM (Kotlin/Native), macOS (with tier 1 support for Apple silicon), WebAssembly (and WASI) in beta support, Windows
related to Adoption · 8
Kotlin → Conference Breakout Award, GitHub, In, In GitHub’s, It, O'Reilly Open Source Software, Octoverse, Stack Overflow Developer Survey
related to Main entry point · 8
Kotlin → As, Go, Java, Perl, PHP, This, Type, Unix
related to Null safety · 5
Kotlin → All, Example, If, Kotlin's, Operations
related to Procedural programming style · 5
Kotlin → For, Java, JavaClassName, JvmName, Static

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KotlinDesigned byAndrey Breslav, JetBrains1.00infobox
KotlinDeveloperJetBrains1.00infobox
KotlinFamilyJVM-hosted1.00infobox
KotlinFilename extensions.kt, .kts, .kexe, .klib1.00infobox
KotlinFirst appeared22 July 2011; 15 years ago (2011-07-22)1.00infobox
KotlinLicenseApache 2.01.00infobox
KotlinOSCross-platform1.00infobox
KotlinParadigmsMulti-paradigm: object-oriented, functional, imperative, block structured, generic, reflective, concurrent1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformAndroid1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformJVM1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformiOS, iPadOS (tier 1); tvOS, watchOS (tier 2 support)1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformmacOS (with tier 1 support for Apple silicon)1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformLinux1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformWindows1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformJavaScript (Kotlin/JS)1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformWebAssembly (and WASI) in beta support1.00infobox
KotlinPlatformLLVM (Kotlin/Native)1.00infobox
KotlinStable releaseKotlin 2.4.0 / 3 June 2026; 2 months ago (3 June 2026)1.00infobox
KotlinTyping disciplineInferred, static, strong1.00infobox
KotlinWebsitekotlinlang.org1.00infobox

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