Kotlin Lead Language Designer Andrey Breslav on Android Support, Language Features and Future Plans

Why listen to this podcast: - Kotlin is an officially supported language on Google Android platforms - Kotlin Native and Kotlin JS will allow code reuse between server, client and mobile devices - Type safety means that references can be checked for nullability Great tooling is a driver in what kind of language features are (and aren’t) adopted - Coroutines provide a way of creating maintainable asynchronous systems More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2sHyxqQ You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2sHyxqQ