Kotlin Weekly #-497!

Kotlin 2.3.10 released (github.com) The Kotlin 2.3.10 version has been released. Check out in this link the goodies that the new version includes.

Join the Kotlin Ecosystem Mentorship Program (blog.jetbrains.com) The Kotlin Foundation launches its Ecosystem Mentorship pilot, pairing maintainers with new contributors to complete meaningful open-source tasks and offering a chance to win a trip to KotlinConf 2026.

Pick Your KotlinConf Workshop by What You Want to Learn (blog.jetbrains.com) KotlinConf 2026 organizers have announced a full day of hands-on workshops in Munich, covering Coroutines, Compose Multiplatform, AI agents with Koog, and backend development.

Qodana for Android: Increasing Code Quality for Kotlin-First Teams (blog.jetbrains.com) Kerry Beetge highlights how Qodana for Android enables Kotlin-first teams to enforce consistent code quality and static analysis directly in CI, aligning automated checks with IDE inspections to manage technical debt at scale.

[SPONSORED] Webinar: You don’t understand Recomposition - Compose mental models you can apply in practice (webinar.kt.academy) We’re hosting a free live webinar called You don’t understand Recomposition. It walks through composition vs recomposition, state reads to build mental models you can apply in your work. Includes live Q&A and free recording access. Sign up today

[SPONSORED] Efficiency in Compose learning: same expertise, same structure, lower cost before Feb 15th (advancedcompose.com) Engineers optimize for efficiency. Advanced & Polished Compose Courses follow one structured path with lessons, exercises, and discussions. The courses stay the same. The value stays the same. The price changes on Feb 15. If this fits your work, joining earlier is the logical choice.

Koin Powered by Kotlin Compiler (blog.insert-koin.io) Koin introduces a native Kotlin Compiler Plugin, bringing compile-time safety and auto-wiring to DSL and Annotations while removing the need for KSP.

Koog x ACP: Connect an Agent to Your IDE and More (blog.jetbrains.com) JetBrains details how to build ACP-compliant coding agents using the Koog framework, enabling seamless integration between Kotlin-based agents and the JetBrains AI Assistant chat.

Vibe coding mobile apps with Compose Driver (dev.to) Jordan Demeulenaere introduces Compose Driver, a library and Gradle plugin that enables AI agents to ‘drive’ and verify Jetpack Compose apps by translating HTTP requests into headless UI actions on the JVM.

Introducing Lumen: Transparent Coachmarks for Jetpack Compose (aditlal.dev) Adit Lal introduces Lumen, a Jetpack Compose library for creating interactive onboarding flows using genuine transparent cutouts and customizable spotlight animations that keep the underlying UI functional.

Migrating to Jetpack Compose: How AI Accelerated Our Journey at Caper (tech.instacart.com) Instacart’s Caper team details a four-phase migration from Fragments to Jetpack Compose, achieving a 5–7x speed increase by using AI-structured ‘skills’ and iterative refactoring guides.

CustomIndy (github.com) CustomIndy is a Kotlin K2 compiler plugin that lets you express JVM invokedynamic call sites with annotations.

Elide (github.com) Elide is a fast, polyglot, AI-native runtime built on GraalVM that treats Kotlin as a first-class citizen, allowing developers to run .kt and .kts files instantly without a build step or Gradle overhead.

Instant Compose (emilflach.github.io) Instant Compose is a CLI tool that enables developers to initialize, develop, and deploy Jetpack Compose apps to GitHub Pages in minutes with no complex setup.

KEncode (github.com) KEncode produces short, predictable text payloads for environments with strict character or length limits such as URLs, file names, Kubernetes labels, and log keys.

AutoService IR (github.com) A Kotlin compiler plugin implementation of Google’s AutoService annotation processor.

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