[lenkite]

Java is superior to Kotlin from Java 21 onwards, esp with virtual threads and no function coloring and far shorter compile times. Kotlin has the advantage of lower verbosity of-course, but that is not an advantage when code browsing at 3am.

Kotlin styles also differ considerably unlike Java which is far more uniform in comparison.

[imtringued]

I think the idea behind Kotlin is that you don't have to do code browsing at 3 am, because you've already finished all your work by 5 PM.

[lenkite]

You might have finished your work but not your project compilation - would need to set an alarm clock at night.

Threads like the below are surprisingly common even after several improvements in recent years.

https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/compiling-kotlin-is-x100-sl...