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Kotlin seems nice but when's Kotlin going to be "for real"? What I mean by that is, when will it go 1.0? When will we see a major project from Jetbrains implem
by trimbo 13y ago
Kotlin seems nice but when's Kotlin going to be "for real"?
What I mean by that is, when will it go 1.0? When will we see a major project from Jetbrains implemented in it?
Kotlin has been around for a couple of years now and Jetbrains still won't answer these questions as far as I can see[1].
[1] - http://devnet.jetbrains.com/message/5490337?tstart=0 http://devnet.jetbrains.com/message/5490337?tstart=0
- dodyg 13y agoYou can start with the latest build. It is that good. There is no need to wait for the 1.0 version.
- trimbo 13y agoI'm sure it's good. It's just not for real yet. * If you read the link, there is no guarantee of backwards compatibility to the current point within future releases. This is why they're still in milestones. * Jetbrains has yet to show us that they are, themselves, committed to Kotlin by implementing something major in it. * They won't provide a timeline for 1.0. I love thinking about and toying with new languages, but when it comes to sitting down and doing stuff, I need to know the environment has enough commitment such that I don't have immediate code rot.
- EpicEng 13y agoSo you would use a pre-1.0 version with no guarantees of backward compatibility to implement something real? Something that a business depends on, not just something you can toss up on your GitHub page to look cool? I would fire you as soon as we tried to update to a new version and had to spend weeks fixing your now broken code.