Im learning kotlin but heres what i dont get..

is it a completely new language that uses jvm concept like java or is it a template over java with extra stuff like C++ and C.

when i import a library in kotlin that exists in the java sdk does it use that or all the libraries are made for kotlin.

is kotlin java++ basically or is it something completely different

sorry if its a dumb question still nee at this

Java with a different syntax and additional runtime stuff.

Same shit, different smell.

It wasn't complicated enough to write native apps in Objective-C and Java which people had been using for years.

And the native world grew jealous of the front end world getting a new framework every 6.274 seconds.

So they made Swift and Kotlin so we all had extra things to learn for no fucking reason.

@HiFiWiFiSciFi don't forget all the attempts to bring the frontend to the app development world.

Looking at you, Ionic, React Native and Flutter

It compiles to java bytecode, and runs on the jvm. Same idea as typescript - that transpiles to javascript.

Kotlin reduces the java verbosity, and removes the boilerplate. Not the first lang that attempts this. Look at Jython, Scala, and others.

It's a modern, general purpose language that compiles to JVM bytecode (native compilation is possible with graal but that's still a niche case for the moment.)

It's not perfect, but it's probably my favourite general purpose language at the moment. It's got a nice, familiar syntax to anyone who's used c style languages in the past, but also introduces a whole bunch of modern language features without cramming the language with useless junk.

Some people see it as a Java 2.0, personally I just see it as a separate language.

@AlmondSauce Kotlin also has a native compilation option without Graal.

One can also compile Kotlin to JavaScript, as two compile targets are somehow not enough :)

You technically say out the obvious.