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I think the fact that Google was not updating the java usable on Android might have also played a big role in kotlin adoption, don't you think? Honestly I feel

by forty 5y ago

I think the fact that Google was not updating the java usable on Android might have also played a big role in kotlin adoption, don't you think? Honestly I feel kotlin doesn't add much to modern java, and if possible I think it's generally better to use the native language to the platform. Probably a reason why kotlin is not that popular on the backend where people can use modern java :) I think jimbokun statement is 100 percent correct which doesn't mean kotlin is a bad language.

listenallyall 5y ago
> Honestly I feel kotlin doesn't add much to modern java In that case, I hope you won't mind that I'll be ignoring the rest of your opinions on this particular topic.
- forty 5y ago
  I do not mind at all :)
- gregopet 5y ago
  Java is verbose by design while Kotlin is pragmatic. That's why I prefer Kotlin, even though on the backend I could have just as well taken the latest Java. That, and strict null checking.