Gradle Newsletter, Kotlin Special Edition ======== Welcome to a special Kotlin edition of the Gradle Newsletter! There hasn't come a better time to try out Kotlin. Interest in this new language has skyrocketed since [Google announced Kotlin as an official language for Android][1]. We've gotten requests for guidance on how to build Kotlin libraries and applications with Gradle. We are delighted to unveil [Building Kotlin JVM Libraries][2]: a new getting started guide that walks you through building a simple library in 100% Kotlin including tests, documentation, and publishing. Spending 15 minutes completing it will be time well-spent. We are proud to be a silver partner for [KotlinConf][3], which is just 6 weeks away. Hans will be presenting [Building Kotlin Applications at Scale][4], and Rodrigo and Eric will be happy to answer all your Kotlin Gradle questions at our booth. You can use the promo code `GRADLE10` to get 10% off at [registration][5] or 20% if you attend the just-announced [workshop][6] with `GRADLE20`. We hope you'll join us. Until next time! —The Gradle Team ## New Releases * [Gradle's Kotlin DSL v0.11][7] — Big steps toward general usability, with asynchronous script classpath resolution and utilities like `withGroovyBuilder {}` for Groovy-heavy DSLs. * [Kotlin 1.1.4][8] — Features improved Java 9 support, package-default nullability annotations, and many improvements to Gradle and IntelliJ IDEA integration. ## Kotlin Resources Bookmark these if you're interested in getting started with Kotlin. * [Awesome Kotlin][9] — Curated but community-backed collection of Kotlin resources from books to libraries of every sort. * [Kotlin Koans][10] — A collection of exercises designed to take you from "hello world" to Kotlin-fluent. These can even be done online. * [Kotlin Blog][11] — Follow major Kotlin announcements and news directly from JetBrains. -- Gradle Inc. 325 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 https://gradle.org %%unsubscribe%% (Unsubscribe from future Gradle emails) [1]: https://developer.android.com/kotlin/index.html [2]: https://guides.gradle.org/building-kotlin-jvm-libraries [3]: https://kotlinconf.com/ [4]: https://www.kotlinconf.com/speakers/#speaker=hans-dockter [5]: https://kotlinconf.com/registration/ [6]: https://kotlinconf.com/workshop/ [7]: https://github.com/gradle/kotlin-dsl/releases/tag/v0.11.1 [8]: https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2017/08/kotlin-1-1-4-is-out/ [9]: https://kotlin.link/ [10]: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/tutorials/koans.html [11]: https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/