[dunefox]

> Finally, Kotlin is actually a nice fit for data science jobs as well. Nicer than python to use for this and a bit less esoteric than things like Julia or R.

Julia and R are esoteric? For Data Science? Also, Kotlin would be relatively low on the list of languages I would use for DS. F# is higher.

[jillesvangurp]

For normal programmers I mean. I know lots of programmers. None of which specialize in Julia or R. They are specialist tools. Python is more a language for generalists. Which is why it is so popular in this space. Kotlin fits more in that category.