Kotlin is a programming language created in 2011 by JetBrains to allow for multiplatform applications. It was developed to increase sales of IntelliJ IDEA and was released under the Apache 2 license in 2012. Kotlin is similar to Scala but compiles as quickly as Java. It aims to be concise, safe, interoperable with Java, and tool-friendly for development.
3. History
Created in 2011.
Developed by JetBrains, in Saint Petersbrug,
Russia.
Bet to increase Intellij IDEA sales.
In February 2012 got License Apache 2.
Version 1.0 released on February, 16, 2015.
In 2017, promoted by Google Android.
Similar features with Scala.
Compile as quickly as Java.