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Kotlin 1.4.0

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Kotlin·6 years ago · Aug 14, 2020, 03:50 PMFixAI-assisted summary

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Added JVM default method bodies generation, KotlinNothingValueException, and suspend conversion support for callable references.
Enhanced Kotlin/Native interop with Objective‑C/Swift generics, improved exception handling, and performance boosts via mimalloc allocator and GC tuning.
Implemented many compiler and IDE bug fixes, covering type inference, REPL/Gradle integration, debugger support, and various tooling regressions.

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