Is a pragmatic programming language for JVM and Android that combines OO and functional features and is focused on interoperability, safety, clarity and tooling support.
Being a general-purpose language, Kotlin works everywhere where Java works: server-side applications, mobile applications (Android), desktop applications. It works with all major tools and services such as
-IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio and Eclipse -Maven, Gradle and Ant -Spring Boot (Kotlin support released today!) -GitHub, Slack and even Minecraft
http://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2016/02/kotlin-1-0-released-pragmatic-language-for-jvm-and-android/
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