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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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fnord773y ago· 7 in thread

Kotlin seems kinds of pointless with the features in newer Java versions

d3nj4l3y ago

No amount of lipstick on the java pig will make it as ergonomic to use by default as kotlin.

scns3y ago

Harsh but have to agree.

pjmlp3y ago

It is enough that it is the Java Virtual Machine, not Kotlin Virtual Machine.

Hence why Kotlin only really matters on Android.

doyouevensunbro3y ago

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

https://openjdk.org/jeps/430

fbdab1033y ago

Would Java had advanced without Kotlin on its doorstep?

fnord773y ago

Lots of languages are converging on features and idioms. Scala and Haskell have had an influence on New Java too.

pjmlp3y ago

Yes, because Kotlin hardly matters in regards to the JVM.

rahmeero3y 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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