JetBrains readies JVM-based language

22.07.2011

Both the compiler for the language and an IntelliJ Idea plug-in for it will be offered via open source under an Apache license. Kotlin libraries also may be developed. JetBrains plans to make the language extensible in several ways, from inline functions to annotations, type loaders, and language quotations. The name "Kotlin" comes from an island near Saint Petersburg, Russia. JetBrains has research and development operations in the city.

in InfoWorld's Application Development Channel.