[vnglst]

I'm guessing here: With const there's always the disccusion about consts not being constant, e.g. when referencing an array or object (reference itself is constant). With "val" you don't have that confusion?

[mattnewton]

But why not let? Or any word that doesn't start with "va"?

[meddlepal]

I've been writing Kotlin for a year and a half and it has yet to be an issue.