dietkoch

> And even for Android, I believe, its promotion from Google was more to mock Oracle.

It certainly helps them shift away from Java reliance, but have you ever actually coded an Android app? Android is stuck on Java 8 syntax, and Kotlin fixes that. It has a laundry list of QoL improvements over Java (delegation, type alias, extension functions, data classes, better string formatting, operator overloading, smart casting, to name a few) that make it so much more pleasing to use over Java. ESPECIALLY when coupled with the aging Android framework, which it enhances greatly.