alt Hacker NewsKotlin is generally considered a bit of a dud in the modern programming language space.
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prophesi • yesterday at 5:58 PM
It's a blessing when you're in the native Android / React Native / Flutter space.
Kotlin is generally considered a bit of a dud in the modern programming language space.
It's a blessing when you're in the native Android / React Native / Flutter space.
I reckon this comment from 6 years ago predicts Kotlin's fate https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24197817 I consider it prophetic.
My gut says Kotlin is great for individual developer experience. But I never heard or saw credible reports on the Total Cost of Ownership, e.g., Kotlin engineers hiring, swapping out on a team.