Azul and JetBrains, provider of professional software development tools and creator of the Kotlin programming language, have partnered to enhance the runtime performance and scalability of web and server-side Kotlin applications.
“From its inception, Kotlin was designed with the goal of building robust applications, including server-side solutions where performance is critical. Performance has always been a priority for us because it’s essential to our users,” said Vsevolod Tolstopyatov, Kotlin project lead.
“Kotlin incorporates specific language features, such as inline functions and inline classes, which directly enhance performance. We’ve developed the Kotlin Coroutines library to facilitate concurrency and asynchronous programming, enabling efficient, scalable applications. Recognising that the JVM runtime is one of the most critical elements in application performance, we believe our collaboration with Azul will unlock new opportunities to further elevate the performance capabilities of Kotlin applications,” he added.
Azul Platform Prime
The collaboration aims to combine Kotlin’s precise control over bytecode generation with Azul Platform Prime, which includes the Zing JDK incorporating Azul's Falcon LLVM-based JIT compiler and C4 garbage collector to accelerate development cycles and optimise application performance for greater operational efficiency.
“The Azul JVM is the fastest and cheapest way to run Kotlin applications. Azul Platform Prime is built to solve the performance challenges enterprise applications face at scale. By providing a runtime that significantly improves the execution of JVM-based applications, which includes Kotlin-based applications, organisations can deploy applications more rapidly, with less tuning and ensure scalability as demands grow,” said Gil Tene, co-founder and chief technology officer at Azul.
“Through our strategic collaboration with JetBrains, we help Kotlin teams to significantly boost their DevOps productivity and runtime application efficiency, which enables them to achieve their business priorities while improving the bottom line,” Tene said.
