Strategies to Adopt Kotlin in Your Organization - Urs Peter @ NLKUG Meetup
In this talk, we dive into the real-world journey of adopting Kotlin in professional environments, especially for teams transitioning from Java or Scala. The speaker, Urs Peter—an experienced developer, trainer, and Kotlin advocate—shares personal insights from training over 1,000 developers, building adoption roadmaps, and integrating Kotlin at scale.
🔍 Topics covered include:
• Comparing Kotlin, Java, and Scala in practice
• Developer profiles that drive Kotlin adoption
• How Kotlin improves code clarity, safety, and maintainability
• Real-world migration strategies (e.g., start with tests, mixed modules, or greenfield)
• Best practices for successful Kotlin onboarding
• The business case: ROI, training, developer experience, and hiring
• Common pitfalls (e.g., “Java-in-Kotlin” anti-patterns) and how to avoid them
• Kotlin language features that matter most: null safety, data classes, collections, DSLs, coroutines, and more
Whether you’re just exploring Kotlin or already using it in production, this session offers valuable perspectives to make your adoption smoother and more impactful.
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Flock. is a Dutch software engineering company established in 2016 offering greenfield and consulting services for e-commerce, banking, transport, cloud management, NGOs and others, mostly in Kotlin and React. We employ senior level software engineers with extensive experience in complex environments, excellent interpersonal and project management skills. Our main customers are: bol.com, ING Group, DHL, Ahold, Malmberg & NS.
For the brilliant engineers who work with us, we’re a hub, we’re a home, we’re a community where you’ll meet your true soul mates.
Want to know more? Check out our website https://www.flock.community/ and come #FlyHighWithTheFlock