> Kotlin is exactly what Google needed to light a fire under Oracle's ass. They've been dragging their feet on new Java features for years. The Google that sti

> Kotlin is exactly what Google needed to light a fire under Oracle's ass. They've been dragging their feet on new Java features for years. The Google that still doesn't support all of Java 8 on Android? https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/features/java8-support.html https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/features/java8-... I think the Kotlin Android phenomenon is really more a result of Android developers being unhappy with Google's stewardship than they are with Oracle's.