Announcing Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) Alpha

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Today we are excited to announce the alpha of Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP), an all-new tool for building lightweight compiler plugins in Kotlin. KSP offers similar functionality to KAPT, however it’s up to 2x faster, offers direct access to Kotlin compiler features, and is being developed with multiplatform compatibility in mind.

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Announcing Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) Alpha

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