Been watching Kotlin for a long time. Usually it pops out when I talk about how great Scala is, and I get Kotlin as "what Scala should have been". I have been a

Been watching Kotlin for a long time. Usually it pops out when I talk about how great Scala is, and I get Kotlin as "what Scala should have been". I have been avoiding using it at work instead of Java/Scala just because Scala had more "buy in" and it was easier to convince people to try it. Now with the new Google/Android (and HN) love, this is the perfect time to give it another try.