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h3. What is [Kotlin]?
"Project [Kotlin]" is a codename for a statically typed programming language compiled to JVM byte code and JavaScript.
It is developed by [JetBrains|http://jetbrains.com] and distributed under [Apache 2 Open Source License|http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html].
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See our [*blog*|http://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/]. Follow us on [*Twitter*|http://twitter.com/#!/project_kotlin]. Join our [*forum*|http://devnet.jetbrains.net/community/kotlin].
h3. Hello, world!
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package hello

fun main(args : Array<String>) {
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}
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h3. More Examples
[Kotlin Web Demo|http://kotlin-demo.jetbrains.com] offers many runnable example programs.
You can also *write your own programs* right in the browser and run them on JVM or JavaScript platform.
h3. Documentation
The [Getting Started] page describes the set-up process.
The [Docs Home] page will guide you through the documentation.
*New*: Documentation for the [Kotlin standard APIs|http://jetbrains.github.com/kotlin/apidoc/stdlib/].
See this presentation for the introduction:
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[*Slides* and *video* from StrangeLoop 2011|http://www.infoq.com/presentations/The-Kotlin-Programming-Language]
h3. Source Code
Check out the sources on [GitHub|http://github.com/jetbrains/kotlin].
Sources are distributed under *Apache 2* license.
Nightly builds can be downloaded from our [build server|https://teamcity.jetbrains.com/viewType.html?buildTypeId=bt345&tab=buildTypeStatusDiv&guest=1].
You can also use [http://www.jetbrains.com/kotlin/eap-plugin-repository/updatePlugins.xml] to set up a *plugin repository* in IntelliJ IDEA.
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The IDE plugin requires the latest EAP build of [IntelliJ IDEA 11.1|http://eap.jetbrains.com/idea].
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h3. Kontributions
* [stdlib|https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/tree/master/stdlib] by James Strachan
* [Ant, Maven etc integration|https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/tree/master/ant] by Evgeny Goldin
* [Aztec|https://github.com/kondratovich/aztec] by Andrew Kondratovich
* [Be the next Kontributor!|http://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2012/03/contributing-to-kotlin/]
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h3. IDE
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h3. Recommended reading
* [The Kotlin Journey by Hadi Hariri|http://hadihariri.com/2012/02/17/the-kotlin-journey-part-i-getting-things-set-up/]
* [Kotlin: The Language of the Month (Dr. Dobb's)|http://drdobbs.com/jvm/232600839]
* [Язык программирования Kotlin|http://www.osp.ru/os/2011/09/13011550/] (in Russian)

h3. Twitter
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h3. Kotlin Events
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