Time to move to Kotlin

This talk is about moving from Java and to Kotlin. Why Kotlin is a better choice for modern development in both green fields and brown fields solutions.

For 23 years, Java has been one of the few main programming languages for building servers. It powers the internet. It powers your favourite apps on your phone. It powers

And just a 23-year-old car gets the job done, a modern car does it better. Kotlin is that new car. It takes the best thinking from Java, C#, and JavaScript to build a powerful new system. This talk provides an introduction to why you should be embracing it for your next project.

The talk will start with a review of the history of the language, cover some highlights and gotchas, will show how you can use it for backend and frontend and how you can add it to your existing projects to start repeating the benefits immediately.