Google at KotlinConf ‘23

Google's involvement at KotlinConf 2023 underscores its significant commitment to Kotlin as a leading language for Android development. Since officially supporting Kotlin in 2017, Google's initiatives have included creating the Kotlin Foundation with JetBrains, integrating Kotlin into Android Studio, and promoting the Kotlin-first approach across their libraries and documentation. Kotlin's popularity has surged, with over 95% of the top 1000 Android apps utilizing it, and professional developer satisfaction ratings notably surpassing those using Java. The transition to Kotlin has been beneficial, evidenced by a 33% reduction in NullPointerExceptions for Google Home. Jetpack Compose, a toolkit for Android app development, exemplifies Google's Kotlin-only strategy, offering a modernized app-building process that has significantly improved development speed. Beyond Android, Google's exploration of Kotlin Multiplatform is fostering cross-platform development, as seen in their work on Google Workspace and contributions to Kotlin/Native and the Gradle plugin. As a founding member of the Kotlin Foundation, Google continues to support the language's growth by funding open-source projects and preparing for the improvements anticipated with Kotlin 2.0.

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