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Kotlin 2.1.0 Released

[https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2024/11/kotlin-2-1-0-released/]

https://t.me/arvidroid/552

What’s new:

New language features in preview: Guard conditions in when with a subject, non-local break and continue, and multi-dollar string interpolation.

K2 compiler updates: More flexibility around compiler checks and improvements to the kapt implementation.

Kotlin Multiplatform: Stable Gradle DSL for compiler options and many other improvements.

Kotlin/Native: Improved support for iosArm64 and other updates.

Kotlin/Wasm: Multiple updates, including support for incremental compilation.

Gradle support: Improved compatibility with newer versions of Gradle and the Android Gradle plugin, along with updates to the Kotlin Gradle plugin API.

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Terminal, CLI + Kotlin

Terminal-based HTTP/REST client
[https://github.com/LucasPickering/slumber]

Build terminal UI in Kotlin using Jetpack Compose
[https://github.com/JakeWharton/mosaic]

Mordant is a multiplatform library for rendering styled text in the terminal. You can use it to add color and style to text, create tables, draw animations, and more.
[https://ajalt.github.io/mordant/]

Clikt (pronounced “clicked”) is a multiplatform Kotlin library that makes writing command line interfaces simple and intuitive. It’s the “Command Line Interface for Kotlin”.
[https://ajalt.github.io/clikt/]