From the early days of Kotlin, lead language designer Andrey Breslav made it clear that several things were important in the development of the language such as first-class interoperability and community feedback.
Since the initial announcement of Kotlin, JetBrains has been open about motivations, design decisions, and the development process. This openness has worked in their favor and has contributed to the current success of the Kotlin programming language. Now, let's see what lies beyond all this.