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I guess that's why Kotlin became so popular in the Android world - all the new & shiny features are present but you still can target older bytecode versions

• pjmlp 5y ago
  Google is the one to blame, they let Android Java stagnate on purpose, after all it helps to sell Kotlin.
  • shakow 5y ago
    Kotlin is free though, and a JetBrains product, not a Google one.
    • pjmlp 5y ago
      Kotlin is married to Android, it doesn't go anywhere unless JetBrains settles for a divorce.
      • sudhirj 5y ago
        Actually, they've done a pretty decent job on multiplatforming it. Can use it for servers, compile to JS, even compile through LLVM and target iOS if that's your jam. Android is the killer use case, of course, but I think it'll survive losing preferred status on Android.
        • pjmlp 5y ago
          There are dozens of languages that have done exactly the same and eventually faded away.