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The Kotlin 1.7.20-Beta release is out! Here are some highlights from this preview version of Kotlin: The new Kotlin K2 compiler supports all-open, no-arg, Parcelize, and other compiler plugins.We introduced the preview of the ..< operator for creating open-ended ranges.The new Kotlin/Native me…

In Kotlin 1.4, we’re adding new experimental ways for generating default methods in interfaces in the bytecode for the Java 8 target. Later, we’re going to be deprecating the @JvmDefault annotation in favor of generating all the method bodies in interfaces directly when the code is compiled in a spe…

Time flies, and today we want to present a few more powerful features of Kotlin 1.4 for your preview. Learn what Kotlin 1.4-M2 has in store, try it, and enjoy its features before they are officially released in Kotlin 1.4. We thank all of you who tried our first preview of Kotlin 1.4, shared your…

We keep working on Kotlin 1.4 and the next preview 1.4-M2 is just around the corner. Right now we’re ready to unveil some improvements from this preview; in this post, we’ll get you acquainted with the standard library changes. Here are some key improvements in the standard library in 1.4-M2: Ch…

We're happy to announce the second milestone release for Kotlin 1.2. The primary focus of this release is concerned with stability and bugfixes in Kotlin compiler and tooling as well as improvements of Kotlin standard library. It also includes many of the tooling features available in the upcoming r…

We're excited to announce the start of the early access program for Kotlin 1.2: today its first milestone release 1.2-M1 is out. This release enables by default new language features that were previously available in 1.1.x releases under experimental 1.2 language version setting. Also in the standa…

We are glad to present you the fourth milestone of the upcoming Kotlin release. We're wrapping up the development of the version 1.1, with the final release planned for Q1 2017. Most features are already in decent shape, so it is a good time to try it and give us your feedback. We will appreciate it…

We are pleased to announce the third milestone of the upcoming Kotlin 1.1. This release brings new language features as well as improvements and fixes in the JavaScript backend, compiler and IDEA plugin. The new release also includes all tooling features introduced in Kotlin 1.0.5, and is compatible…

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Kotlin 1.7.20-Beta Released

Kotlin 1.4-M3: Generating Default Methods in Interfaces

Kotlin 1.4-M2 Released

First Look at Kotlin 1.4-M2: Standard Library Improvements

Kotlin 1.2 M2 is out

Early access program for Kotlin 1.2 has been started

Kotlin 1.1-M04 is here!

Kotlin 1.1-M03 is here!