Quarkus has radically changed how Java developers approach building applications in the cloud. But just because Quarkus is an amazing framework for Java microservices doesn't mean that Kotlin has to look in from the outside. While Kotlin can generally use any Java framework, support for Kotlin is being actively developed to ensure that Kotlin can be used as seamlessly as Java whether in JVM or native mode.

Speaker: Justin Lee

Justin Lee is a Java Champion and Kotlin fanatic. He has been programming in Java since 1996 and has worked on virtually every level of the application stack, from database drivers all the way through to application servers and front-end interfaces. A long-time advocate of Java and Kotlin, he has spoken at conferences and user groups all across the US and Europe. He is an active open-source community member, contributing when and where he can. He is currently a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, working on QuarkusIO. He can be found on Twitter and GitHub as @evanchooly.