# Kotlin Symbol Processing

DevFeed: [Kotlin Symbol Processing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kotlin-symbol-processing-39209.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/ak-ksp>)

Published: 2023-11-27T00:15:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [Gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradle.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>)

Tags: [compilation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compilation.md>), [gradle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gradle.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [ksp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ksp.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) as a Kotlin-focused alternative to Java Annotation Processing. It covers KSP's code analysis and file generation capabilities, API advantages, performance characteristics, and the implementation of an example processor using Gradle.

## Source excerpt

All the essential aspects of KSP in practice.