Kotlin 1.0.5 is here

Re:Kotlin 1.0.5 is here by mike_hearn on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @04:35PM (#12904149)

I don't really get that. Kotlin is open source. You can write and compile Kotlin code without paying JetBrains a penny, it's not hard. There's even an Eclipse plugin - written by JetBrains.

I'm not sure what more is required to make it truly open.

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Re:Kotlin 1.0.5 is here by xiaoma on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @04:57PM (#12904313)

What non-Jetbrains IDE supports Kotlin well? What % of its contributions come from outside the Jetbrains ecosystem?

Once Jetbrains no longer controls Kotlin's future and most Kotlin users are not Jetbrains customers, then I'd consider it truly open.

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Re:Kotlin 1.0.5 is here by trevor-e on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @07:04PM (#12905104)

I think you're confusing language openness with freedom of choice for consumption.

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Re:Kotlin 1.0.5 is here by xiaoma on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @07:23PM (#12905183)

I think you're confusing deduction with speculation. I'm fully aware of the difference between language openness and "freedom of choice for consumption". I just don't agree with the wisdom in tying my workflow to a company like Jetbrains.

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Re:Kotlin 1.0.5 is here by claudiug on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @03:52AM (#12908109)

why? What is wrong with jetbrains, and also what is the connection between then and a free software(kotlin) also, vs code is by microsoft. Any time microsoft can say that plugins needs to be review by them. also vscode is ahead is a very hard option?

Are you upset for the election in USA?

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Re:Kotlin 1.0.5 is here by stepango on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @03:58AM (#12908187)

https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/graphs/contributors Inside company <30 people working on kotlin that give us more than 100 people outside JetBrains involved in Kotlin development.

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