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Ask HN: Why did Google choose Kotlin over Scala?

3 points by sidcool 9y ago

... for Android.

detaro 9y ago
They didn't choose Kotlin "over" Java? The news is that Kotlin is also a officially supported language, next to Java.
- sidcool 9y ago
  I mistyped. I meant Scala. Corrected.
savethefuture 9y ago
Where the heck is Golang support, why the Kotlin?
- tssva 9y ago
  Golang is supported for native code on Android. Supporting it for writing complete apps would require developing a large number of new APIs. Kotlin can use the existing Java based APIs.
tssva 9y ago
The correct question is why did the Android developer community choose Kotlin over Scala. Kotlin has seen much more acceptance in the Android development community and Google is following their lead on this one.
- sidcool 9y ago
  Is Kotlin really better than Scala? I have used Scala and love it.