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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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Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Hazelcast, Quarkus, Hibernate, Koog, JHipster, Introducing Endive
This week's Java roundup for May 25th, 2026, features news highlighting: lifecycle changes with two of the JEPs that were targeted for JDK 27; the GA release of Koog 1.0; point releases of Hazelcast, Quarkus, Hibernate and JHipster; the eighth milestone release of Spring AI 2.0; and introducing Endive, a JVM-native WebAssembly (Wasm) runtime.
By Michael RedlichClaude Code Adds Dynamic Workflows for Parallel Agent Coordination
Anthropic introduced Dynamic Workflows, a new capability for Claude Code designed to handle complex software engineering tasks by coordinating large numbers of AI agents within a single workflow. The feature allows Claude to dynamically create orchestration scripts, break work into subtasks, run them in parallel, and validate results before presenting a final answer.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiShopify Reports 15X Faster Graphql Execution with Breadth First Engine
Shopify introduced GraphQL Cardinal, a new execution engine replacing depth-first traversal with breadth-first execution. The redesign improves large-scale GraphQL performance with up to 15x faster field execution, 6x lower GC overhead, and +4s P50 latency gains. It focuses on execution-layer efficiency and batched resolver processing for high-cardinality commerce queries.
By Leela KumiliBadHost Vulnerability Exposes AI Agents, Evaluators, and LLM Gateways
BadHost is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in the widely used Python web framework Starlette, with 325 million weekly downloads. The flaw allows attackers to use malformed HTTP Host headers to bypass path-based access controls and access sensitive AI agent infrastructure, among other systems.
By Sergio De SimonePresentation: Theme Systems at Scale: How To Build Highly Customizable Software
Shopify Staff Engineer Guilherme Carreiro discusses building and scaling highly customizable platforms. Using Shopify’s Liquid theme system as a case study, he explains how to balance extreme design flexibility with low-latency performance under massive traffic. He shares insights on implementing secure domain-specific languages, native code extensions, and resilient developer tooling.
By Guilherme Carreiro
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