Looking Forward to Kotlin 2.0

The Kotlin 2.0 release candidates are coming along. Let's learn what 2.0 is all about, and explore some of the updates that I'm most looking forward to!

K2 Compiler Performance Benchmarks:
https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/202...

K2 Performance Metrics Project:
https://github.com/Kotlin/k2-performa...

K2 Compiler Migration Guide:
https://kotlinlang.org/docs/k2-compil...

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00:00 Introduction
00:56 Overview of the Kotlin Compiler
02:47 The K2 Front End
03:14 K2 in the IDE
04:10 Configuring a Project for Kotlin 2.0
06:07 Performance Benefits
07:00 Updates to Type Inference and Smart Casts
09:08 Looking Forward