A few weeks back I started looking into Android development, after about 11 years of writing desktop applications in Java. Of course, this meant learning about Kotlin, so I went down that rabbit hole as as side-trip.
I’ve always been a big fan of the new features added to Java since Java 8, and Streams and Lambdas have completely changed my programming style. I didn’t realize how kludgy all these new concepts felt in Java until I started learning Kotlin. Woa!
I wanted to capture and share my impressions about how much better Kotlin is than Java while the wonderment was still fresh. So while I’m still a Kotlin neophyte, and barely qualified to talk about it, I think my initial ideas would probably resonate with other experienced Java programmers wondering about taking the plunge.
So, here you go: Kotlin – Should You?
Have a read, if you like, and let me know how much I got wrong.
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