Re:Kotlin M7
by neilellis on Thursday March 20, 2014 @11:45AM
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I've written a fair bit in Kotlin of late and I've got to say it's a great and pragmatic language. The writers have done a fantastic job - please don't underestimate how hard it is to write a language never mind a very good one.
I would recommend all Java developers to give it a try, especially if you use Intellij.
I'd like to counter the childlike moaning about Java being old and creaky and dated - JavaScript has been around since 1995 and was pretty much a laughing stock 10 years. Things change.
Clothes go in and out of fashion - so it seems do languages.
JavaScript has changed minimally since 1995 - but the changes that we've seen have been important. If V8 hadn't been written I'm not sure JavaScript would have had this resurgence. I also wouldn't advise anyone to assume big changes are needed to make Java more modern. The right small changes are enough (e.g. objects to C, or lambdas to Java) - I suggest that Kotlin (and very possibly Ceylon) have made the right small changes.
Right, off to write some COBOL Server Pages now ...
I would recommend all Java developers to give it a try, especially if you use Intellij.
I'd like to counter the childlike moaning about Java being old and creaky and dated - JavaScript has been around since 1995 and was pretty much a laughing stock 10 years. Things change.
Clothes go in and out of fashion - so it seems do languages.
JavaScript has changed minimally since 1995 - but the changes that we've seen have been important. If V8 hadn't been written I'm not sure JavaScript would have had this resurgence. I also wouldn't advise anyone to assume big changes are needed to make Java more modern. The right small changes are enough (e.g. objects to C, or lambdas to Java) - I suggest that Kotlin (and very possibly Ceylon) have made the right small changes.
Right, off to write some COBOL Server Pages now ...