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Kotlin isn't mentioned there (I'm on a phone, so please correct me if I'm wrong), unless it is being lumped in with "java". Also, Kotlin/native is fully compil

Kotlin isn't mentioned there (I'm on a phone, so please correct me if I'm wrong), unless it is being lumped in with "java". Also, Kotlin/native is fully compiled.

blub 7y ago
The fact that it didn't even make the list should give you a clue that Kotlin is not a particularly relevant language outside Android apps, where it's poised to become important. Who knows, maybe in 5 years it will make the list.
- sandGorgon 7y ago
  And swift is very popular on server side ? On an overall basis, here's Github's official stats - check the growth of Kotlin vs Swift : https://github.blog/2018-11-15-state-of-the-octoverse-top-programming-languages/ https://github.blog/2018-11-15-state-of-the-octoverse-top-pr... Here's my claim - Kotlin simply BLOWS AWAY Swift when it comes to server side https://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/kotlin-adoption.htm https://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/kotlin-adoption.ht... https://medium.com/insiden26/5-reasons-why-n26-is-moving-to-kotlin-f920b184ab58 https://medium.com/insiden26/5-reasons-why-n26-is-moving-to-... https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-kotlin https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-k... https://twitter.com/yogurtearl/status/1012551386536394753 https://twitter.com/yogurtearl/status/1012551386536394753 https://medium.com/@napperley/kotlin-server-side-adoption-d160ede1877c https://medium.com/@napperley/kotlin-server-side-adoption-d1... https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2018/11/ktor-1-0/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2018/11/ktor-1-0/ https://pusher.com/state-of-kotlin https://pusher.com/state-of-kotlin
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    It might turn out, given IBM's support. Kotlin is pretty much a thing on Android, and only because Google doesn't bother to support anything beyond Java 8. Outside Android we get to enjoy Java's improvements.

Kotlin isn't mentioned there (I'm on a phone, so please correct me if I'm wrong), unless it is being lumped in with "java". Also, Kotlin/native is fully compiled.

blub 7y ago

The fact that it didn't even make the list should give you a clue that Kotlin is not a particularly relevant language outside Android apps, where it's poised to become important. Who knows, maybe in 5 years it will make the list.

sandGorgon 7y ago
And swift is very popular on server side ? On an overall basis, here's Github's official stats - check the growth of Kotlin vs Swift : https://github.blog/2018-11-15-state-of-the-octoverse-top-programming-languages/ https://github.blog/2018-11-15-state-of-the-octoverse-top-pr... Here's my claim - Kotlin simply BLOWS AWAY Swift when it comes to server side https://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/kotlin-adoption.htm https://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/kotlin-adoption.ht... https://medium.com/insiden26/5-reasons-why-n26-is-moving-to-kotlin-f920b184ab58 https://medium.com/insiden26/5-reasons-why-n26-is-moving-to-... https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-kotlin https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-k... https://twitter.com/yogurtearl/status/1012551386536394753 https://twitter.com/yogurtearl/status/1012551386536394753 https://medium.com/@napperley/kotlin-server-side-adoption-d160ede1877c https://medium.com/@napperley/kotlin-server-side-adoption-d1... https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2018/11/ktor-1-0/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2018/11/ktor-1-0/ https://pusher.com/state-of-kotlin https://pusher.com/state-of-kotlin
- pjmlp 7y ago
  It might turn out, given IBM's support. Kotlin is pretty much a thing on Android, and only because Google doesn't bother to support anything beyond Java 8. Outside Android we get to enjoy Java's improvements.