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Re:Can I get some reasons to use Java instead of Kotlin? by stickfigure on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:30PM (#27186522)
My guess is that people who feel that types "slow development down" just haven't become sufficiently familiar with the type system.

In languages I am familiar with, types are just muscle memory. If anything, development is faster because of code completion.

In languages I am learning, yes there tends to be some fumbling with the type system. But that fades with experience.

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Re:Can I get some reasons to use Java instead of Kotlin? by Quekid5 on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:36PM (#27187413)
Indeed, and Type-Driven Development is also a thing.

Given a great type system and editor/IDE types can even be used to derive implementations.

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