(2017-05-17) Yegge Why Kotlin Is Better Than Your Language

Steve Yegg on Why Kotlin Is Better Than Whatever Dumb Language You're Using

If your daily routine involves coding in Java, I think you'll find Kotlin is an unexpected breath of fresh air

now with Kotlin I'm finding Android programming is, dare I say it -- enjoyable? I think this suggests that Android's "bad" APIs weren't all that bad to begin with, but rather that Java has been masking Android's neat functionality with a bunch of Java-y cruft.

See also this Apr'2017 piece on BaseCamp's migration.