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> I feel like Java keeps getting better and better and the compelling argument for the alt JVM languages is getting less interesting

I keep going back to Java optimistically thinking the major problems will be solved but it's always hell compared to coding in Kotlin or Groovy (which I switch back and forth every couple of days). While it's true some fundamental things have been addressed, there's just so much missing from the ergonomics of Java that it is syntatically constrained from fixing, and philosophicaly poorly positioned to address.