Is Kotlin used in 2021?

A greater proportion of Kotlin developers are using libraries and frameworks in 2021 than before . The popularity of the top Kotlin libraries created by JetBrains is increasing. Coroutines, the most popular library, has increased its share by 10 percentage points since last year.

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Is Kotlin owned by JetBrains?

Kotlin (/ˈkɒtlɪn/) is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose programming language with type inference. … Kotlin (programming language) Designed byJetBrainsDeveloperJetBrainsFirst appearedJuly 22, 2011Stable release1.6.10 / 14 December 2021Influenced byKotlin (programming language) – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kotlin_(programming_language)

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Did Google buy Kotlin?

Unlike the Swift programming language, which was an internal Apple project and then open sourced later, Google won’t own Kotlin . The language will continue to be developed and supported by JetBrains — the company is partnering with Google to set up a nonprofit Kotlin foundation to shepherd the language.

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Why does Google like Kotlin?

Have you ever thought how much Google paid to introduce Kotlin into Android? This question usually surprises the developers I talk to about this topic. The answer in most cases is that Google got Kotlin for free because it is released under Apache 2.0 open-source license .

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