JetBrains/kotlin
The Kotlin Programming Language.
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Where it stands
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Ranks #232 of 2,841 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 8%).
5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 4 days ago, with 291 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- A concise multiplatform programming language designed for modern development across JVM, JavaScript, Native, and WebAssembly platforms.
- Enables code sharing and reuse across multiple platforms, reducing duplication while maintaining native performance and flexibility.
- Use for developing Android and iOS mobile applications with shared business logic using Kotlin Multiplatform.
- Use for building type-safe backend services and REST APIs leveraging Kotlin's interoperability with Java and JVM ecosystems.
- Use for creating web applications and frontend components using Kotlin/JS and Compose Multiplatform for UI development.
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From the README
Welcome to Kotlin! Kotlin is a concise multiplatform language developed by JetBrains and contributors.
Support for multiplatform programming is one of Kotlin’s key benefits. It reduces time spent writing and maintaining the same code for different platforms while retaining the flexibility and benefits of native programming.
Daily snapshots
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Forks
6.4K+72
Open issues
455+126
Compared with peers in Android
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Oct 4, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile-next/mobile-mcp | 9.1K | +506 | 75 | 2 days ago |
| flutter/flutter | 180.1K | +443 | 45 | — |
| rustdesk/rustdesk | 125.7K | +397 | 75 | 13 days ago |
| JetBrains/kotlin | 53.5K | +0 | 75 | 4 days ago |
| appium/appium | 22.0K | +0 | 60 | 7 days ago |
| sqlc-dev/sqlc | 18.4K | +0 | 46 | 170 days ago |
| Category median | 22.0K | +397 | 60 | — |
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