History and Adoption of Kotlin
📜 Origin and Development
- 2010: JetBrains began developing Kotlin as an alternative to Java, aiming for better conciseness and safety.
- 2011: Kotlin was publicly announced as an open-source language.
- 2016: Kotlin 1.0 was officially released, marking it as stable for production use.
📈 Key Milestones
- May 2017: Google announced Kotlin as an officially supported language for Android development at Google I/O.
- 2018: Kotlin became the second most popular language on the JVM.
- May 2019: Google declared Kotlin as the preferred language for Android development.
- 2020–Present: Continued adoption across industries for Android, backend, web, and multiplatform development.
🚀 Widespread Adoption
Since Google's endorsement, Kotlin has seen explosive growth. Major companies using Kotlin include:
- Google: Most Android Jetpack libraries are Kotlin-first.
- Pinterest: Entire Android app is written in Kotlin.
- Netflix, Uber, Twitter: Use Kotlin for backend services.
- JetBrains: Creators and core maintainers of the Kotlin language.


