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by philwelch 1122 days ago
I thought Kotlin was pretty widely used as a Java alternative on the backend
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rahmeero 1122 days ago
An example is smart contracts on the Corda blockchain, which is programmed in Kotlin. It may be me, but I have seen more Kotlin outside of Android than on it.
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fnord77 1122 days ago
Kotlin seems kinds of pointless with the features in newer Java versions
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d3nj4l 1122 days ago
No amount of lipstick on the java pig will make it as ergonomic to use by default as kotlin.
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scns 1121 days ago
Harsh but have to agree.
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pjmlp 1121 days ago
It is enough that it is the Java Virtual Machine, not Kotlin Virtual Machine.

Hence why Kotlin only really matters on Android.

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doyouevensunbro 1122 days ago
Just looking at Java’s upcoming string interpolation makes me so happy I moved to Kotlin years ago.

https://openjdk.org/jeps/430

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fbdab103 1122 days ago
Would Java had advanced without Kotlin on its doorstep?
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fnord77 1121 days ago
Lots of languages are converging on features and idioms. Scala and Haskell have had an influence on New Java too.
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pjmlp 1121 days ago
Yes, because Kotlin hardly matters in regards to the JVM.
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