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  • Syntax brevity (reducing code size).
  • Null safety (fewer NullPointerExceptions).
  • Built-in support for coroutines (convenient asynchronous programming).
  • Compatibility with Java (using existing libraries and frameworks).
  • Extensions (adding new functions to existing classes without modifying their source code).
  • Improved compilation performance in some cases compared to Java.
  • Active support from Google and the community.
// Example of an extension function for String
fun String.addHello(): String {
    return "Hello, $this"
}

fun main() {
    val name = "Kotlin"
    println(name.addHello()) // Output: Hello, Kotlin
}
// Example of using the safe call operator
var text: String? = "Some text"
val lengthNonNull = text?.length // Returns null if text == null