Explore Kotlin's key strengths and capabilities in this 55-minute conference talk by Venkat Subramaniam at Devoxx. Gain insights into what Kotlin means for Java programmers, peek under the hood to understand its impact on the Java ecosystem, and discover how to leverage its benefits. Learn about Kotlin basics, language features, type inference, string templates, functions, null types, functional style programming, data classes, and more. Understand the differences between Kotlin and Java, and see practical examples of Kotlin's syntax and functionality.