JetBrains Connect, Ep. 4 – "Why Kotlin?" with Bruce Eckel and Svetlana Isakova

Bruce Eckel and Svetlana Isakova discuss the design philosophy, features, and benefits of the Kotlin programming language.

In this episode, Bruce Eckel, Award-winning Author of Programming Books, and Svetlana Isakova, Team Lead in Kotlin Advocacy at JetBrains, peel back the Kotlin layers and try to answer the question “Why Kotlin?” with our host, Paul Everitt. UPD: the raffle is closed, thanks to everyone for participating! 📚Participate in our raffle for a chance to win an e-book copy of “Atomic Kotlin”! Put your suggestions for future topics you want to see discussed or guests you want to be invited to JetBrains Connect in the comments below. Share as many suggestions as you want – every suggestion is another raffle entry – and we’ll randomly select 5 winners on March 17. Good luck! JetBrains Connect is a series about technology, people, and learning. It brings experts and thought leaders together to talk about important topics from across the technology landscape. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or reach us on social media with #JetBrainsConnect and @jetbrains. 0:00 - Welcome to JetBrains Connect 1:17 - Introductions 3:47 - Background on Kotlin 9:52 - Why Kotlin is popular 18:17 - Breaking through 24:53 - Bruce's take on modern languages 26:53 - Kotlin’s impact on people’s learning 35:48 - What’s next for Kotlin? 38:21 - Addressing developer speed issues 42:33 - Getting into Kotlin ecosystem 45:43 - Importance of being an open source language 50:44 - How readers have changed 52:40 - Key takeaways from Sveta and Bruce Bruce Eckel: mindviewllc.com/ twitter.com/BruceEckel github.com/BruceEckel linkedin.com/in/bruceeckel/ Svetlana Isakova: twitter.com/sveta_isakova github.com/svtk Paul Everitt: twitter.com/paulweveritt github.com/pauleveritt linkedin.com/in/paeveritt/ Categories: #JetBrainsConnect #JBConnect #Kotlin #AtomicKotlin