

Kotlin works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc.) and it's 100% compatible with Java. Kotlin is getting high popularity among all level of programmers and it is used for: It is developed under the Apache 2.0 license and the source code is available on GitHub Why Kotlin? Kotlin is free, has been free and will remain free.

Kotlin was developed and released by JetBrains in 2016. Kotlin provides interoperability, code safety, and clarity to the developers around the world. The syntax of Kotlin may not be exactly similar to Java Programming Language, however, internally Kotlin is reliant on the existing Java Class library to produce wonderful results for the programmers. Kotlin is influenced by other popular programming languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Scala and Groovy. Currently, Kotlin mainly targets the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), but also compiles to JavaScript. It is a high level strongly statically typed language that combines functional and technical part in a same place.

Kotlin is a new open source programming language like Java, JavaScript, Python etc.
