• Neckbeard_Prime [they/them,he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Kotlin is more than a programming language; it is light itself. But unironically. It's an alternative JVM language that lifts some of the best parts of Scala (and/or C#) and grafts them onto Java, while removing/working around a lot of Java's bullshit boilerplate and gotchas.

    It's primarily used for Android development, but it's not strictly for Android. I've used it for developing Spring webservices, for example.

      • Neckbeard_Prime [they/them,he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Hey, working with Kotlin made me want to stay in software development. Not working with Kotlin has made me want to go off the grid and never touch a software project ever again, but that could be the niche vendor lock-in dumpster fire that I've been stuck with ever since. :a-guy: