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Tools & Techniques for Java to Kotlin Migrations | Panel Discussion

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Programming languagesTools and practiceKotlinJava and the JVMRefactoring and legacy code

A panel of engineers from Google, Uber, Meta, and JetBrains discuss their strategies and tools for migrating large codebases from Java to Kotlin.

Recording brought to you by American Express. americanexpress.io/kotlin-jobs Large organizations including Google, Uber, and Meta have volumes of legacy Java code that'd ideally be migrated to Kotlin so their developers can be more productive and ultimately get to more reliable apps and servers. In this panel we will hear why these organizations want to migrate to Kotlin, the approaches they've taken, and the tools they've developed. Speakers: Ty Smith, Eve Matthaey, Anton Yalyshev, James Ward, Kevin Bierhoff #kotlinconf #Kotlin

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Meta joins Kotlin "We are proud to announce that Meta has officially joined the Kotlin Foundation as a gold member, marking a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to Kotlin and the broader Android development ecosystem. Over the past several years, Meta engineers have been actively migrating our extensive Android codebase—comprising tens of millions of lines—from Java to Kotlin. To facilitate this massive transition, we developed an internal tool called Kotlinator, which automates much of the conversion process while ensuring the resulting Kotlin code is idiomatic and compatible with our internal frameworks. We have continued to share these efforts as a part of the [enterprise J…
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