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NewsMay 22

KotlinConf 2026 Brings Official VS Code Extension, Stable Context Parameters in Kotlin 2.4-RC, and New Productivity Data

JetBrains unveiled an official Kotlin extension for VS Code in alpha, previewed Kotlin 2.4-RC feature stabilizations, and published research showing Kotlin development cycles are 15–20% shorter than Java.

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NewsMay 21

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Gradle 9.5 Ships Task Provenance in Error Messages, Type-Safe Kotlin Settings Plugins, and Wrapper Retry Support

Gradle 9.5.0 and its patch 9.5.1 bring clearer diagnostics, CI-resilient wrapper downloads, and long-awaited Kotlin DSL improvements.

4 min read4 sources

BriefingApr 22

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Kotlin 2.3.20 Lands Name-Based Destructuring, Gradle 9.3 Support, and a Rewired Kotlin/Wasm That Runs Up to 4.6x Faster

Kotlin 2.3.20 ships name-based destructuring, default Build Tools API on Kotlin/JVM, Gradle 9.3.0 compatibility, and Wasm string performance gains of up to 4.6 times.

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