The Kotlin 1.8.0 release is out and here are some of its biggest highlights:
New experimental functions for JVM: recursively copy or delete directory content
Improved kotlin-reflect performance
New -Xdebug compiler option for better debugging experience
kotlin-stdlib-jdk7 and kotlin-stdlib-jdk8 merged into kotlin-stdlib
Improved Objective-C/Swift interoperability
Compatibility with Gradle 7.3
[https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2023/01/kotlin-1-8-0-released/]
Kotlin News: 1.8.0-Beta, Advent of Code, Multiplatform Webinars, Developer Survey Results, and More
[https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2022/11/kotlin-news-oct-nov-22/]
[https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/11/per-app-language-preferences-part-1.html]
[https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages]
[https://github.com/android/user-interface-samples/tree/main/PerAppLanguages/compose_app]
[https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/12/per-app-language-preferences-part-2.html]