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In this event, Pamela Hill (Developer Advocate, Kotlin Multiplatform at JetBrains) will guide us through Kotlin 2.2’s new language features. She'll explore improvements that make Kotlin even more powerful for Android and backend systems development.

Thereafter, Simon Vergauwen (Developer Advocate at JetBrains & OSS arrow-kt maintainer) will demonstrate how to build scalable, production-ready backend services with Ktor—leveraging coroutines, dependency injection, and familiar mobile-style architecture

Whether you’re a seasoned Kotlin developer or exploring Kotlin for frontend (Android or multiplatform mobile or desktop) or backend development, this event is for you. Join us to meet other developers, share ideas, and learn what the new version of Kotlin can supercharge your productivity.

This will be a hybrid event. You can join the event virtually at https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cape-town-presents-evening-of-kotlin-in-2025/
or in person at Ringier South Africa - 30 Waterkant Street Cape Town, 8001

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Agenda

5:30 PM: Guest Arrivals & Check-in. In-person attendees will arrive, check in, grab a drink and mingle.

6:00 PM: GDG Cape Town Introduction. Event kicks off with a 5-minute presentation about GDG Cape Town

6:05 PM: "Kotlin 2.2: New Tricks for Smart Developers" by Pamela Hill. Pamela takes over to deliver her talk. She'll take questions during and after her talk.

6:45 PM: "Full stack Kotlin with Ktor" by Simon Vergauwen. And then it'll be Simon's turn to walk us through building scalable backend services using Ktor and Kotlin. Of course, Simon will entertain questions will be answers during his session.

7:30 PM: Closing Remarks. Some gifts will be given, then closing remarks will formally end the event.

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Speakers

Pamela Hill - JetBrains (Developer Advocate for Kotlin Multiplatform)

Pamela is a Developer Advocate for Kotlin Multiplatform at JetBrains and has more than 20 years of experience writing desktop, web and mobile apps.

Simon Vergauwen - JetBrains (Developer Advocate & OSS (arrow-kt) Maintainer)

Software engineer from Antwerp, Belgium. Interested in everything functional, and Kotlin. Loves OSS, cooking, snowboarding and Fallout.

Hosted By:

  • Ugo M
  • JESSICA HANNAH RANDALL
  • Onesmus Maenzanise
  • Siso Ngqolosi

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Hosting Partner

Ringier South Africa (https://www.ringier.com/about-us/south-africa/) is an international software development company based in South Africa and Mauritius. We create, implement and maintain leading technology within online classifieds platforms in the marketplaces industry.

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Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cape-town-presents-evening-of-kotlin-in-2025/.

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