Newsletter #2
KMP Insider Weekly
This Week's Picks
Localyze
Localize your strings.xml directly from Android Studio to 120+ languages using AI.
What the Data Finally Shows About Kotlin
Kotlin developers spent about 15%–20% less time than developers working in Java.
Kotlin Support for Visual Studio Code
Today at KotlinConf 2026, we announced the Alpha release of the official Kotlin extension for Visual Studio Code.
Top AI on Android updates for building Apps
At Google I/O 2026, we introduced Android’s shift from an operating system to an intelligence system.
Security Support Policy for the Kotlin Std Lib
As more code depends on Kotlin, the language becomes more useful – and more constrained.
Koog 1.0 Is Out - Multiplatform Observability
Koog is JetBrains’ open-source framework for building AI agents in Kotlin and Java.
The Road to Name-Based Destructuring
Kotlin is moving toward name-based destructuring. The new syntax.
Keynote | KotlinConf ’26
KotlinConf is the premier event connecting professional developers and companies around the globe.
Writing the Code was never the hardest part
Jake Wharton | KotlinConfersations'26
Kotlin CLI, Kotlin 2.4, KMP Changes & More
In this video I share the exciting updates from KotlinConf Munich including the Kotlin 2.4 announcement.
rememberSerializable() New API is here ☝️
Learn how to utilize a new compose API to survive the process death.
Compose DND
A library that allows you to easily add drag and drop functionality to your Jetpack Compose or CMP project.
Ksoup
Ksoup is a lightweight Kotlin Multiplatform library for parsing HTML
Kotlin Language Server (Alpha)
JetBrains' official implementation of the Language Server Protocol (LSP) for Kotlin.
Inline value classes
Lightweight wrappers around a single value that provide type safety and cleaner APIs without creating additional runtime objects in most cases.
Context Parameters
Context parameters replace an older experimental feature called context receivers.
Backing fields
The hidden variable Kotlin uses to store a property’s value.
Journeys for Android Studio
Leverages the vision and reasoning capabilities of AI to navigate and test your app based on your natural language instructions.
Java to Kotlin Agent Skill
This agent skill helps AI assistants produce more idiomatic Kotlin code
Ktfmt
A program that reformats Kotlin source code to comply with the common community standard for Kotlin code conventions.
Agentic Development Environment
JetBrains Air is the Agentic Development Environment where Codex, Claude Agent, Gemini CLI, and Junie execute independent task loops without interfering with each other.
Exposed
A Kotlin SQL library that provides a typesafe DSL, ORM and DAO
Compose Stability 0.8.0
Stability Reality Check, Recomposition blame
Spring Boot and Kotlin
Get started with Spring Boot and Kotlin
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