Facts You May Not Know About Kotlin

Discover fascinating insights about Kotlin's evolution and capabilities in this 44-minute conference talk by Eugene Petrenko at Devoxx. Explore the language's journey from its inception in 2010, uncovering hidden features and historical tidbits. Learn about Kotlin's namesake island, traits, generics, and type erasure. Gain valuable tips for writing compact, clear, and idiomatic Kotlin code. Delve into Kotlin's multi-platform support, including JVM, JS, and native platforms like iOS, and understand how to share common code and libraries across these platforms. Benefit from the expertise of Eugene Petrenko, a JetBrains developer with a PhD in computer science and extensive experience in Kotlin, Go, Java, C/C++, Kotlin/Native, and JavaScript.