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5 days agoGood clarification, thank you. I guess it would still require some extra care when interfacing with plain Java libraries, but so does e.g. Kotlin. Cool implementation.
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There are many valid practical reasons to avoid Kotlin in certain circumstances (not the least of which being Russian ties). More tools for Java isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However I don’t really think it works. It reminds me of this blog post: https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2017/02/elvis-not-visit-java.html which I think accurately reflects many of my thoughts about null-safety in Java.
Just the historical Russian ties, which is enough for some people/organizations to avoid them. The biggest practical reason is the dependence on tooling. Kotlin is a great language, but loses a lot of its allure when you can’t use an IDE for whatever reason. It makes sense, given that its developed by a company whose main product is IDEs; but it can still be an issue in some circumstances.