We’re excited to announce that Meta has joined the Kotlin Foundation as the first Gold Member. Welcoming such a major technology leader adds a great perspective from a company operating at scale, and opens up new possibilities to help us to achieve…
May 22, 2025
We’re excited to announce that Meta has joined the Kotlin Foundation as the first Gold Member. Welcoming such a major technology leader adds a great perspective from a company operating at scale, and opens up new possibilities to help us to achieve…
May 22, 2025
We’re excited to announce that Block, Inc. has joined the Kotlin Foundation as a Silver Member! Block is dedicated to increasing access to the global economy through its innovative technology. With brands like Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL…
May 22, 2025
We’re excited to announce that the Kotlin Foundation Grant Program is back for the third time in 2025. If you’re building and maintaining open-source tools, libraries, or frameworks that support the Kotlin Multiplatform ecosystem or AI, this program…
February 20, 2025
Developers are at the heart of everything we do. You are the ones who create all of those new things to make the world better. To do that effectively, you need tools to rely on that are powerful yet easy to use. That’s why Kotlin was created. But the language is only a part of the story – you need…
February 17, 2025
Our 2024 Annual Report is now available, offering an overview of last year’s initiatives and milestones within the Kotlin ecosystem. The report covers significant programs such as the Kotlin Multiplatform Student Contest, the Grants Program, and our ongoing involvement in Google Summer of Code…
February 04, 2025
Held annually by the Kotlin Foundation, the Kotlin Multiplatform Contest invites students and recent graduates to showcase their skills and explore multiplatform development. Participants create cross-platform apps that run on Android, iOS, desktop, web, and server, demonstrating the versatility of…
January 21, 2025
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored four projects for the Google Summer of Code 2024, and we are excited to announce the completion of the Adding Android Support to the Gradle Build Server project. This project brought Android project support to the Gradle Build Server. Despite starting with limited…
January 21, 2025
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored a project to implement Android support in the kotlinx-benchmark library as part of Google Summer of Code 2024, and we are excited to announce its completion. Thank you to Qizhao Chen and the mentor team from Google and JetBrains – Abduqodiri Qurbonzoda, Dustin Lam…
January 21, 2025
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored four projects for the Google Summer of Code 2024, and we are excited to announce the completion of the “Incremental Compilation for the Kotlin/Wasm Compiler” project! JetBrains, a Kotlin Foundation member, provided mentoring support for this project. This project…
January 21, 2025
The Kotlin Foundation facilitated mentorship for several projects during the Google Summer of Code 2024, and we are excited to announce the completion of a project for a composable functions gallery generator! WhiteScent, a part-time computer science student and Android enthusiast, contributed to…
October 01, 2024
The Kotlin Foundation’s Ecosystem Committee is happy to name the winners of the second round of our grants program! We received 59 applications from library project authors across the Kotlin ecosystem. After carefully reviewing all of the entries, we’re excited to introduce the five lucky winners:…
August 06, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Kotzilla has joined the Kotlin Foundation as a Silver member. This new partnership will advance the ecosystem and enrich the Kotlin community…
May 23, 2024
We are pleased to announce the launch of the second round of the Kotlin Foundation Grants Program. Following the success of last year's initiative, we’re continuing our commitment to support developers who significantly contribute to the Kotlin ecosystem…
May 23, 2024
We’re delighted to share that Uber has joined the Kotlin Foundation as a Silver Member. With another industry leader on board, we have even greater opportunities to support and advance Kotlin. Uber's commitment to Kotlin is evident in its extensive codebase…
May 14, 2024
The Kotlin Foundation recently hosted the Kotlin Multiplatform Contest for the second year in a row, inviting students and recent graduates to showcase their skills. Participants created applications for Android, iOS, desktop, web, and server, showcasing the versatility of Kotlin Multiplatform. We received submissions from around the world, and a panel of judges selected three winners. The winners won a trip to KotlinConf’24 in Copenhagen, including tickets, travel, accommodation, and Kotlin swag. All qualifying participants also got some Kotlin souvenirs.
Meet the winners:…
February 27, 2024
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Hadi Hariri as the new President of the Kotlin Foundation. Having been an integral part of the Kotlin community for many years, Hadi's passion for open-source development and deep understanding of developers'…
February 02, 2024
We have published our 2023 Annual Report, detailing this year's activities and plans for the Kotlin ecosystem. The report outlines several key initiatives, including the Grants Program, our participation in Google Summer of Code, and the Kotlin Multiplatform Student Contest. These programs have…
January 09, 2024
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored four projects for the Google Summer of Code 2023, and we are excited to announce the completion of a project to enhance the kotlinx-benchmark library! JetBrains, a Kotlin Foundation member, provided mentoring support for this project. The contributor to this project…
January 08, 2024
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored four projects for Google Summer of Code 2023, and we are excited to announce the completion of the Parallel Stacks for Kotlin Coroutines in the Debugger project, for which Google, a Kotlin Foundation member, provided mentoring support. Today we'd like to share the…
January 08, 2024
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored 4 projects for the Google Summer of Code 2023 and we are excited to announce the completion of the KFlogger project, an experimental Kotlin Multiplatform version of Google's Flogger logging library! The contributor to this project was Giancarlo Buenaflor, a computer…
January 05, 2024
The Kotlin Foundation sponsored 4 projects for the Google Summer of Code 2023, and we are excited to announce the completion of the Eclipse Gradle Kotlin Script Support project! Gradle, a Kotlin Foundation member, provided mentoring support for this project, and we'd like to share details about the…
October 26, 2023
Dear Kotlin Community, We would like to announce recent changes in the Kotlin Foundation:…
July 05, 2023
The Ecosystem Committee is delighted to announce the winners of the first round of our grant program. The program attracted many talented authors of projects from different areas of the Kotlin ecosystem, resulting in a total of 109 applications! After a meticulous review process, we are proud to…
May 25, 2023
The Kotlin Foundation has formed a new Ecosystem Committee, which we believe will be a key driver in helping the Kotlin ecosystem thrive. The Ecosystem Committee will play a pivotal role in identifying strategic areas for investment in the Kotlin ecosystem. It will prioritize and recommend direct funding of open-source Kotlin projects and raise awareness of members’ individual efforts in developing and enhancing key libraries…
April 13, 2023
Today, we’re introducing the Kotlin Foundation's Grants Program! This initiative will be held on a regular basis and provide financial awards to developers who contribute to the Kotlin ecosystem. At the Kotlin Foundation, we understand the effort that goes into maintaining active and valuable libraries, tools, and frameworks. We want to support these contributors, acknowledge their hard work, and encourage them to invest more time and energy into their projects and continue to make a difference…
April 13, 2023
We are thrilled to announce that Gradle Inc., Touchlab, and Shopify have recently joined the Kotlin Foundation as its first silver members. These companies bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience on how Kotlin is used in production and what the Kotlin ecosystem needs. We are excited to…
April 13, 2023
The Kotlin Foundation recently held a Kotlin Multiplatform Contest for all students and recent graduates who love to code in Kotlin. We received a total of 43 submissions from across the world and we were impressed by the creativity of the projects and the skill of the contestants! After careful deliberation, our panel of judges has chosen the top 3 winners out of 19 qualified submissions…
April 13, 2023
Originally, the Kotlin Foundation’s mission was to preserve the Kotlin trademark, control incompatible changes to the language, and assign a lead language designer. But as of 2023, the Foundation is taking on more responsibility, which includes advancing the Kotlin ecosystem and promoting Kotlin in education. At the Kotlin Foundation, we believe many companies that rely on the Kotlin ecosystem want to give back to the community and help the Foundation fulfill its mission. That’s why we are pleased to announce the Kotlin Foundation Membership Program for companies and organizations…