I have to admit I haven't actually used kotlin, but I've taken a look at it and could see its lack of verbosity in syntax alone making it more productive java.

I have to admit I haven't actually used kotlin, but I've taken a look at it and could see its lack of verbosity in syntax alone making it more productive java. I mean typing half or even a third of the amount of characters kind of implies that right? I had to write something in java recently for the first time in a while. I'd forgotten just how much you have to type for the most basic things.