> In worst case it will end up with duplicated language features, because it won't be able to merge its original design with what the platform is capable of. K

> In worst case it will end up with duplicated language features, because it won't be able to merge its original design with what the platform is capable of. Kotlin is a different language, it is not supposed to be "Java + X". It decided to do things differently even when it could have decided to 100% match Java. So I don't quite get that argument? Unless it results in interop or performance issues, which I haven't witnessed as of yet.