Exposed 1.0 and Beyond

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This episode dives deep into Exposed, JetBrains' Kotlin SQL library, exploring its features, architecture, and future plans.

The Kotlin ecosystem is full of powerful tools and frameworks — and in this episode of Talking Kotlin, we’re diving deep into Exposed, JetBrains’ Kotlin SQL library, which recently reached its 1.0 release.Sebastian and Márton sit down with Chantal from the Exposed team to explore what Exposed is, where it came from, and how it helps developers work with databases in a Kotlin-first way. From type-safe SQL DSLs and lightweight DAO support to JDBC, R2DBC, Ktor, Spring Boot, migrations, and future KMP plans — this episode covers the past, present, and future of Exposed.You’ll learn:What makes Exposed different from traditional ORMsHow the DSL and DAO APIs work togetherWhy Exposed 1.0 required a major architecture redesignHow R2DBC support enables non-blocking database accessHow Exposed integrates with Ktor and Spring BootWhat’s coming next: migrations, plugins, DAO improvements, and KMP supportThe surprisingly charming origin story behind the Exposed cuttlefish mascotWhether you’re already using Exposed or just looking for a Kotlin-friendly way to work with SQL databases, this episode is packed with practical insights and behind-the-scenes stories from the team building it. Try…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sebastian, Márton

Guest: Chantal

Topics covered

• Kotlin SQL library
• Exposed
• database access
• type-safe SQL DSLs
• Kotlin-first development
• architecture redesign
• future plans

Keywords

• Exposed
• Kotlin
• SQL
• JetBrains
• R2DBC
• Ktor
• Spring Boot
• DAO
• type-safe DSL
• database

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JetBrains

Products: Exposed, Ktor, Spring Boot, R2DBC, DAO, SQL

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