RE: Add Kotlin to languages available on IBM i

Oooh. That sounds interesting !!

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Richard Schoen
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date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 10:04:17 -0500
from: David Gibbs via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Add Kotlin to languages available on IBM i

Although I've only done a bit of experimentation, my initial research shows that Kotlin is a supported (even if not officially) language on IBM i.

The Kotlin compiler generates JVM bytecode, so it will run anywhere Java is supported.

https://kotlinlang.org/

I started learning Kotlin in my last job, when developing apps for Android scanners, and found I liked it a lot.

It's kind of like Java with better manners.

david