Driver: Add page about Kotlin

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What the title says.

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https://cratedb-guide--423.org.readthedocs.build/connect/kotlin/

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Walkthrough

Adds a new Kotlin documentation page describing JDBC connectivity and a Kotlin driver card to the "Drivers by language" grid on the connect index, plus a toctree entry linking the new page. Changes are documentation-only; no code or API surfaces were modified.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Connect index update docs/connect/index.md	Adds a Kotlin grid card to the "Drivers by language" section (logo, link, alt text, styling, centered text) and adds kotlin/index to the toctree navigation.
New Kotlin guide docs/connect/kotlin/index.md	Adds a new Kotlin/JDBC guide: describes driver options (Postgres JDBC, CrateDB JDBC), provides a Kotlin JDBC example, Gradle Kotlin DSL (build.gradle.kts) snippet with PostgreSQL driver dependency and toolchain, Docker/Podman run instructions, and CrateDB Cloud ssl connection example.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Connect: Reorganize and clean up section #361 — Related edits to docs/connect/index.md and drivers-by-language layout that overlap with the Kotlin card addition.
• Connect: Migrate pages from crate-clients-tools, to be retired soon #221 — Migration/adding of language-specific connect pages; touches the same connect section and navigation.
• Drivers: Fix broken links. Improve wording. #338 — Updates to the connect index and driver cards that could overlap with this change.

Suggested labels

sanding-1200, guidance

Suggested reviewers

• kneth
• surister

Poem

🐰 In a meadow of docs I hop and sing,
A Kotlin card now blooms in spring,
JDBC roots and Gradle seeds,
Docker clouds fulfill the needs,
Hop on — the guide brings coding wings! 🥕

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title Check	✅ Passed	The pull request title "Driver: Add page about Kotlin" directly describes the main change in the changeset. The raw summary confirms that the PR adds a new Kotlin documentation page to the driver documentation, including a new Kotlin grid item in the "Drivers by language" section and a new documentation page with JDBC connection examples. The title is concise, clear, and accurately captures the primary objective of the changeset without unnecessary noise.
Description Check	✅ Passed	The pull request description is minimalist but related to the changeset. It references the title and indicates the addition of a Kotlin page for driver documentation, which aligns with the actual changes shown in the raw summary. While the description lacks detailed explanation, it is not off-topic or misleading, and provides a preview link for reviewers to assess the changes. This meets the lenient criteria for the description check, as it conveys the general purpose of the PR.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changes. Docstring coverage check skipped.

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