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Re:Kotlin for Data Analysis by freilanzer on Thursday August 29, 2024 @04:55AM (#41388729)
Same. I like Kotlin and used it for AOC, but I dislike the JVM. A great standalone Kotlin would be one of my most used languages.
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Re:Kotlin for Data Analysis by hocuspocus on Thursday August 29, 2024 @07:07AM (#41389531)
Great languages don't exist in isolation.

Kotlin without its main platforms (JVM and Android) and the ecosystem of Java libraries doesn't stand a chance against the current landscape of modern hybrid languages. Unless something major happens on the WebAssembly front maybe, but even there I don't see how Kotlin would be particularly well positioned.

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Re:Kotlin for Data Analysis by freilanzer on Thursday August 29, 2024 @09:31AM (#41390615)
True, but the JVM is so cumbersome that I will use something else instead.
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Re:Kotlin for Data Analysis by robch on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:27PM (#41397261)
You can also try to use Kotlin Multiplatform to compile to JavaScript, Native and WASM. JVM was just the initial platform target.
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