What is "kotlin"

Kotlin may refer to:

• Kotlin Island, a Russian island, near the head of the Gulf of Finland
• Kotlin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, a village in west-central Poland
• Kotlin-class destroyer, a class of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy
• Kotlin (programming language), a programming language for the Java Virtual Machine
• Kotlin, a brand of Agros Nova products

Kotlin is a statically-typed programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and also can be compiled to JavaScript source code. Its primary development is from a team of JetBrains programmers based in Saint Petersburg, Russia (the name comes from the Kotlin Island, near St. Petersburg). Kotlin was named Language of the Month in the January 2012 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal. While not syntax compatible with Java, Kotlin is designed to interoperate with Java code and is reliant on Java code from the existing Java Class Library, such as the collections framework.