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πŸ“¦ Kotlin 1.5.0 is out!

πŸ“Œ Stabilized JVM records, sealed interfaces, inline classes
πŸ“š Updates to standard library and test library
βš™οΈ JVM IR is now the default backend
πŸ—ž Improvements in Kotlin/JS and Kotlin/Native

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πŸ“’ Kotlin 1.5 Online Event

May 25, 2021
16:00 – 17:30 CEST

Register here to get reminder about the event! Registration is optional.
Post your questions for the Q&A session with the Kotlin team either via the link above or using #kotlin15ask on Twitter.

Also, AMA session on Reddit, r/Kotlin, is hosted on May 27-28.
πŸ“¦ Kotlin 1.5.10

Bugfixes for Kotlin 1.5.0

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πŸ“¦ Kotlin 1.5.20-M1

πŸ”€ String concatenation uses invokedynamic on JVM.
🏷 Annotations on function type parameters are emitted to the bytecode on JVM 1.8+.
πŸ“‹ Experimental caching of annotation processors’ classloaders.

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Compose for Desktop: Milestone 4 Released

- A new, experimental API for managing windows, dialog boxes, menu bars, and tray icons, now based on the @Composable mechanism
- Support for tooltips
- Better support for pointer events, including access to native events to distinguish between the different mouse buttons
- Text field improvements surrounding undo/redo, as well as selections
- Rendering improvements, including an all-new Metal-based renderer on macOS, and the ability to switch between integrated and discrete video cards for hardware acceleration
New color for Kotlin on github πŸ’œ