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Kotlin

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈkɑːtlɪn/nounCore term

In software engineering, Kotlin means: A modern programming language created by JetBrains that Google recommends as the main language for Android development; it works alongside Java code.

In Turkish: Kotlin

How it is used

Since 2019 Android development has been 'Kotlin-first', so most new Android code, libraries and documentation use Kotlin. Developers talk about coroutines for asynchronous work, Kotlin Multiplatform for sharing code with iOS, and migrating from Java to Kotlin.

Example sentences

  1. All new Android features are written in Kotlin, but some old classes are still in Java.

  2. We use Kotlin coroutines for all network calls.

Common collocations

  • written in Kotlin
  • Kotlin coroutines
  • Kotlin Multiplatform
  • migrate to Kotlin
  • AndroidGoogle's mobile operating system, used by many phone makers such as Samsung, Xiaomi and Google itself. Its apps are mainly written in Kotlin or Java.
  • Android StudioGoogle's official development environment for Android apps, based on IntelliJ IDEA, with a code editor, the Android Emulator, profilers and build tools.
  • Jetpack ComposeGoogle's modern declarative toolkit for building Android user interfaces in Kotlin, using composable functions instead of XML layouts.
  • SwiftThe programming language Apple introduced in 2014 for building apps on iOS and its other platforms; it has largely replaced the older Objective-C.

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