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"Kotlin is now the recommended programming language for server-side JVM usage at Google, set to replace Java while still providing access to a large existing Ja

"Kotlin is now the recommended programming language for server-side JVM usage at Google, set to replace Java while still providing access to a large existing Java ecosystem." Still upset over the Oracle lawsuit, huh?

stjohnswarts 4y ago
isn't it more like "NIH" syndrome? you still get to keep your cake and eat it too with kotlin.
- UncleMeat 4y ago
  Kotlin also wasn’t invented at Google.
  - stjohnswarts 4y ago
    Maybe "not invented at oracle" then?
    - UncleMeat 4y ago
      I have no actual knowledge, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the strategy for Android and then people just realized that Kotlin had productivity and correctness benefits so they decided to support it for server development too.