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[[kotlin]]
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= Kotlin
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{kotlin-site}[Kotlin] is a statically typed language that targets the JVM
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(and other platforms) which allows writing concise and elegant code while providing
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very good {kotlin-docs}/java-interop.html[interoperability]
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with existing libraries written in Java.
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The Spring Framework provides first-class support for Kotlin and lets developers write
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Kotlin applications almost as if the Spring Framework was a native Kotlin framework.
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Most of the code samples of the reference documentation are
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provided in Kotlin in addition to Java.
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The easiest way to build a Spring application with Kotlin is to leverage Spring Boot and
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its {spring-boot-docs-ref}/features/kotlin.html[dedicated Kotlin support].
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{spring-site-guides}/tutorials/spring-boot-kotlin/[This comprehensive tutorial]
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will teach you how to build Spring Boot applications with Kotlin using https://start.spring.io/#!language=kotlin&type=gradle-project[start.spring.io].
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Feel free to join the #spring channel of https://slack.kotlinlang.org/[Kotlin Slack]
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or ask a question with `spring` and `kotlin` as tags on
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{stackoverflow-spring-kotlin-tags}[Stackoverflow] if you need support.
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