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January 17, 2024
Learn IDE Code Refactoring in Kotlin for Enhanced Code Quality
Do you know what your code smells like? If you aren’t sure, you would probably benefit from learning how to assess code smell with our new course, Introduction to IDE Code Refactoring in Kotlin. The course teaches you how to use your IDE to format and reshape your code to become more readable and less […]
January 10, 2024
Results of Google Summer of Code With Kotlin
2023 marked Kotlin’s first-ever participation in Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global online program focused on bringing new contributors into open-source development. Contributors worked on 12-week programming projects with the Kotlin Foundation under the guidance of mentors from JetBrains, Google, and Gradle, and gained experience on real-world projects. We would like to share the […]
December 21, 2023
Amper Update – December 2023
Last month JetBrains introduced Amper, a tool to improve the project configuration user experience. It offers concise, declarative configuration with sensible defaults for common use cases and carefully considered extension points. Since then, we’ve received a lot of feedback from the community and have continued our development work as well. In this post, we’ll recap […]
December 14, 2023
Kandy: the new Kotlin plotting library by JetBrains
We are excited to introduce Kandy, a new Kotlin plotting library by JetBrains. It provides a new, powerful DSL for creating charts of various kinds. The first public preview version is ready for you to try, and we welcome any feedback and comments you may have. Kandy Documentation How does it look and feel? Why […]
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")
}
}Kotlin in action
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JetBrains is investing in AI models tailored for Kotlin, providing open data, benchmarks, and AI-native tooling integrated into your workflow.
At the same time, Kotlin makes it easy to build your own AI-powered features with seamless backend integrations and a growing ecosystem.
What you get with Kotlin + AI
- Strong support across JetBrains AI tools like AI Assistant and Junie
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- Native integration with tools like Spring AI and LangChain4j
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