At KotlinConf 2025, JetBrains teased a few of the new options which are coming to Kotlin within the subsequent replace to the language.
“From thrilling language and ecosystem updates and sturdy AI instruments that empower Kotlin growth to main Kotlin Multiplatform milestones and a strategic partnership for the backend, KotlinConf 2025 introduced a wave of reports that set the tone for the yr forward,” JetBrains wrote in a weblog put up.
In Kotlin 2.2, builders can look ahead to guard situations in when-with-subject, multi-dollar interpolation, non-local break and proceed, and context parameters.
JetBrains additionally revealed some language options that will probably be added to future releases after 2.2, together with positional destructuring, name-based destructuring, enhanced nullability, wealthy errors, must-use return values, and ‘CheckReturnValue.’
The K2 compiler is now the default compiler in IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1, leading to important decreases in compilation time. Based on JetBrains, utilizing K2 for the IntelliJ monorepo that features most JetBrains initiatives and incorporates over 12 million strains of Kotlin code decreased compilation time by over 40%.
JetBrains defined that having the K2 compiler prepared is enabling the Kotlin workforce to be extra assured within the stability of compiler internals, permitting them to start work on designing a brand new secure compiler plugin API for the frontend. This can prolong the compiler with customized checks and code era.
The corporate can also be persevering with growth of Amper, an experimental Kotlin and JVM construct software. It now has a transparent configuration path, IDE assist, and error reporting.
Updates to Kotlin Multiplatform embrace a brand new plugin for IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio, an experimental launch of Swift Export that’s coming to Kotlin 2.2.20, secure model of Compose Multiplatform for iOS, and Compose Scorching Reload.
Different updates from KotlinConf 2025 embrace:
- Open-sourcing of Koog, a framework for growing AI brokers in Kotlin
- Updates to Kotlin/Wasm, similar to sooner incremental builds, smaller output binaries, and a greater developer expertise
- Partnership with the Spring workforce to enhance Kotlin for server-side work
- Ktor 3 updates like enhanced configuration assist, server-sent occasions, and WebAssembly assist
- Kotlin Language Server Protocol (LSP) and a brand new Kotlin extension for Visible Studio Code are within the early levels of growth
