TypeAlias Show #2 - Multi-cursor Magic • Kotlin Roadmap Updates • Navigation without Arrow Keys

Here's what we've got in store for this episode!
- We'll check out the latest updates on the Kotlin Roadmap.
- We'll see how Kotlin is faring on a popular tech survey.
- By popular demand - I'll demo how you can use multiple text cursors to make those fancy IDE edits that you see in my videos.
- You'll even see how I get around the editor without touching the arrow keys!
While you're here, join the chat - say hello, ask questions, and hang out with me and other enthusiastic Kotlin developers like yourself!
Documentary Video: • Beyond The Success Of ...
KotlinConf 2025 Call for Speakers: sessionize.com...
JetBrains Kotlin Survey: surveys.jetbra...
Gradle Survey: community.grad...
Roadmap Updates: kotlinlang.org...
Multiple Cursor Documentation: www.jetbrains....

[@AntonArhipov]

Nice! See you at KotlinConf!

[@typealias]

Thanks so much Anton! Looking forward to seeing you there!

[@matjojo1000]

Hotkeys I got used to from Isabelle/JEdit are alt+left and alt+right for backwards and forwards in history. It goes over file boundaries as well. It's not as good as the version in JEdit, but it is very useful.

[@HoussamElbadissi]

Whoa, didn't know about the double ctrl + up/down for multiple carets, I've been always setting my own shortcuts for that I've always seen people use it and never found it in the shortcut settings, so I thought it's a macOS-only thing or something :P Guess it's time to use the default one instead! (note that on Linux, I can hold the Ctrl key after the second press for as long as I want, it doesn't deactivate)

[@typealias]

Hey, that's great! And I'm glad to hear that there's no timeout for the Ctrl key on the second press on Linux. I think I'd use that shortcut more if that were the case - I'll check Mac and see whether it happens there, too.

[@HoussamElbadissi]

@@typealias Yeah, it would be annoying if it disactivated. Hope to meet you in KotlinConf btw!

[@typealias]

Yeah, sounds great! Looking forward to seeing you there!