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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")
    }
}

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November 5, 2026

The Kotlin Multiplatform Contest Is Open: Win a Trip to KotlinConf

The Kotlin Multiplatform Contest is back! Students and recent graduates, turn your idea into a cross-platform project with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP). The authors of the top three projects will each win a trip to KotlinConf 2027 in Kraków, Poland, with conference tickets, travel, and accommodation covered by the Kotlin Foundation. Authors of all other valid […]

October 30, 2026

Kodee’s Kotlin Roundup: Shipaton 2026 Winners, Kotlin 2.5.0-Beta2, and KotlinConf 2027

Hi everyone! It’s been a busy few weeks since my last roundup: the Shipaton 2026 winners are in, and three Kotlin Multiplatform apps took the Ship Kotlin Everywhere Award. In other news, Kotlin 2.5.0 is taking shape with its second Beta, KotlinConf 2027 is officially heading to Kraków with the call for speakers open, and […]

October 15, 2026

Google Summer of Code 2026 With the Kotlin Foundation: Recap

Google Summer of Code 2026 has wrapped up! This was the Kotlin Foundation’s fourth year participating in GSoC, bringing new contributors into the Kotlin open-source ecosystem through hands-on projects and mentorship. This year, two projects successfully reached completion, tackling two areas of the ecosystem: improving recursion support in the Kotlin/Wasm backend and building a global […]

October 15, 2026

What Makes a Great KotlinConf Proposal?

The KotlinConf 2027 Call for Papers is now open! We invite developers from across the Kotlin community to bring their ideas, experiences, and expertise to the stage in Kraków. Do you have a Kotlin lesson or discovery that could help other developers? Perhaps you solved a difficult technical problem, introduced Kotlin into an existing codebase, […]

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McDonald's leverages Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for their global mobile app, enabling them to build a codebase that can be shared across platforms, removing the need for codebase redundancies.Kotlin Multiplatform

AWS opted for Kotlin over Java for Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) thanks to its expressiveness and structured concurrency. They rewrote QLDB in Kotlin, enhancing the user experience, benefiting from its development workflow, and adopting it fully for server-side development.Backend

Philips utilizes Kotlin Multiplatform in its HealthSuite digital platform mobile SDK. With KMP, they accelerated the implementation of new features and fostered increased collaboration between Android and iOS developers.Kotlin Multiplatform

Adobe Experience Platform chose Kotlin for server-side development because of its concise syntax, async capabilities, and interoperability with Java. This shift boosted productivity and improved the developer experience, replacing Java for real-time services.Backend

By sharing over 80% of logic across iOS and Android, Forbes now rolls out new features simultaneously on both platforms, keeping the flexibility to withhold or customize features based on the specific platform.Kotlin Multiplatform

Atlassian adopted Kotlin for the Jira Software cloud, leveraging its Java compatibility for seamless integration and minimizing migration challenges. Kotlin's ease of use improved developer productivity and boosted team satisfaction and efficiency.Backend

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Share code on your terms and for different platforms

Simplify the development of cross-platform projects with Kotlin Multiplatform. It reduces time spent writing and maintaining the same code for different platforms while retaining the flexibility and benefits of native programming. Kotlin applications will work on different operating systems, such as iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, watchOS, and others.

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Kotlin has great support and many contributors in its fast-growing global community. Enjoy the benefits of a rich ecosystem with a wide range of community libraries. Help is never far away — consult extensive community resources or ask the Kotlin team directly.