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Re:Kotlin 1.2.60 comes with native compiler binaries by jillesvangurp on Thursday August 23, 2018 @03:38AM (#17825325)
I think they were very much inspired by Delphi and other Borland products at the time. Delphi was pretty awesome in 1996/1997.
Re:Kotlin 1.2.60 comes with native compiler binaries by dragonwriter on Thursday August 23, 2018 @03:52AM (#17825394)
> I think they were very much inspired by Delphi and other Borland products at the time.

Inspired by is an understatement, the connection is more intimate: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Hejlsberg