Kotlin is a [[Type_system#Static_type-checking | statically-typed]] [[programming language]] that runs on the [[JVMJava Virtual Machine]]. Its primary development is from a team of [[JetBrains]] programmers based in St. Petersburg, Russia (the name comes from the [[Kotlin Island]], near St. Petersburg).<ref name="oracle_interview">{{cite web | title=The Advent of Kotlin: A Conversation with JetBrains' Andrey Breslav | url=http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/breslav-1932170.html | first=Janice | last=Heiss | website=oracle.com | date=April 2013 | accessdate=February 2, 2014 | publisher=Oracle Technology Network}}</ref> Kotlin was named Language of the Month in the January 2012 issue of [[Dr_Dobbs | Dr. Dobb's Journal]].<ref name="dobbs">{{cite web | url=http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/language-of-the-month-kotlin/232600836 | title=Language of the Month: Kotlin | website=drdobbs.com | date=January 20, 2012 | accessdate=February 2, 2014 | first=Andrey |last=Breslev}}</ref> While not syntax compatible with Java, Kotlin is designed to interoperate with Java code and is reliant on [[Java_(programming_language) | Java code]] from the existing [[Java Class Library]], such as the [[Java_collections_framework | Collections Framework]].
