Kotlin is a modern alternative to Java that supports functional programming in the JVM. Here's a first look at programming with Kotlin using some of the concepts and syntax you already know from Java.

Software development tools company JetBrains s.r.o. today announced the milestone release of Kotlin 2.0, a major update to the programming language used on Android and for multiplatform development.

Six months after Kotlin 2.0, Kotlin 2.10 has now been released as the first minor release, which expands the K2 compiler, among other things. There is also a direct connection to Apple's Swift, and ...

JetBrains has released version 2025.3 of its IDEs, including IntelliJ IDEA. It uses the new Islands Theme and relies on the ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ZDNET. Most recently, I aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming ...