# KotlinConf 2025 Highlights Backend-Oriented Kotlin Language and Ecosystem Updates

DevFeed: [KotlinConf 2025 Highlights Backend-Oriented Kotlin Language and Ecosystem Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kotlinconf-2025-is-a-real-bowl-of-fresh-air-for-backend-devs-38829.md>)

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Author: Julien

Published: 2025-05-22T14:34:02Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Thoughts, stories and ideas.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/thoughts-stories-and-ideas.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [jetbrains](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetbrains.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [destructuring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/destructuring.md>), [Error Handling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/error-handling.md>), [Null-Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/null-safety.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [destructuring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/destructuring.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [error-handling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/error-handling.md>), [jetbrains](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetbrains.md>), [jvm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jvm.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [kotlinconf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlinconf.md>), [null-safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/null-safety.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>)

## AI overview

A personal assessment of KotlinConf 2025 that focuses on JetBrains' renewed attention to backend developers. The article highlights Kotlin language updates including name-based destructuring and richer error handling, while also discussing the K2 compiler and Kotlin's backend developer experience.

## Source excerpt

With their keynote that JetBrains intentionally started putting backend developers in the spotlight again. They made big, impactful announcements, both at an ecosystem and language levels and I can't wait to try out all of the new goodies.