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Interested in Kotlin? Are you a practitioner?
Kotlin is a statically typed language that runs on JVM that may compile to JavaScript source code or use the LLVM compiler infrastructure. Since then, it’s grown exponentially in popularity. In 2017, Google officially backed Kotlin as the official language for Android.
And that's just the beginning! Join us here at Kotlin Town and be a part of the evolution of this exciting new language.
Website: http://kotlinlang.org/
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Latest Activity: Nov 18, 2019
Kotlin is a statically typed language developed by a small JetBrains team in St. Petersburg, Russia that runs on the JVM. The open-source community is growing quickly, and everyone is invited: novices, hobbyists, industrialists, and experts alike!
Kotlin Features:
- less verbose than Java
- can be compiled to JavaScript or run on an LLVM
- introduces null safety to prevent runtime NPE
- tool friendly with any IDE or CLI
- backwards compatible with existing Java projects and libraries
- supported by a global community
Our objective here is to provide a friendly forum to meet fellow programmers and exchange ideas about Kotlin as we grow together.
Here is an extensive list of links to Kotlin projects, libraries and other resources: https://kotlin.link/
Discussion Forum
Coroutine-First Android Architecture w/ Rick Busarow
Chicago Kotlin User Group x Android ListenersHosted at GrubHub, July 17Coroutines are the new hot stuff, and right now they’re being added to lots of libraries. But what if you don’t want to use an…Continue
Tags: Kotlin
Started by Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez Jul 20, 2019.
Coroutine-First Android Architecture w/ Rick Busarow
Chicago Kotlin User Group x Android ListenersHosted at GrubHub, July 17Coroutines are the new hot stuff, and right now they’re being added to lots of libraries. But what if you don’t want to use an…Continue
Tags: Kotlin
Started by Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez Jul 20, 2019.
Kotlin Thursdays - Networking in Android and Kotlin
We have an existing Android Avocado Facts application created in an …Continue
Tags: #networking, #android, #kotlinthursdays, #kotlin
Started by Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez Apr 11, 2019.
Kotlin Thursdays - Introduction to Functional Programming Part 2
ResourcesHigher-Order Functions and Lambdas:…Continue
Tags: #functionalprogramming, #kotlinthursdays, #kotlin
Started by Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez Apr 11, 2019.
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Open Payment Standard x402 Expands Capabilities in Major Upgrade
After six months of real-world usage, the open payment standard x402 has received a major update, extending the protocol beyond single-request, exact-amount payments. The release adds support for wallet-based identity, automatic API discovery, dynamic payment recipients, expanded multi-chain and fiat support via CAIP standards, and a fully modular SDK for custom networks and payment schemes.
By Sergio De SimoneEuropean Initiative for Data Sovereignty Released a Trust Framework
The Danube release of the Gaia-X trust framework provides mechanisms for the automation of compliance and supports interoperability across sectors and geographies to ensure trusted data transactions and service interactions. The Gaia-X Summit 2025 hosted facilitated discussions on AI and data sovereignty, and presented data space solutions that support innovation across Europe and beyond.
By Ben LindersAWS Launches European Sovereign Cloud amid Questions about U.S. Legal Jurisdiction
AWS has launched its European Sovereign Cloud with a €7.8 billion investment, designed to meet EU regulatory demands and address data privacy concerns amid geopolitical tensions. Despite its operational separation from global regions, questions linger about legal protections against U.S. data access. Competitors like Microsoft and local providers may present stronger sovereignty options.
By Steef-Jan WiggersPresentation: How to Unlock Insights and Enable Discovery Within Petabytes of Autonomous Driving Data
Kyra Mozley discusses the evolution of autonomous vehicle perception, moving beyond expensive manual labeling to an embedding-first architecture. She explains how to leverage foundation models like CLIP and SAM for auto-labeling, RAG-inspired search, and few-shot adapters. This talk provides engineering leaders a blueprint for building modular, scalable vision systems that thrive on edge cases.
By Kyra MozleyArticle Series - AI Assisted Development: Real World Patterns, Pitfalls, and Production Readiness
In this series, we examine what happens after the proof of concept and how AI becomes part of the software delivery pipeline. As AI transitions from proof of concept to production, teams are discovering that the challenge extends beyond model performance to include architecture, process, and accountability. This transition is redefining what constitutes good software engineering.
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