I would agree with you Emilian. Similar forces drove me to Java 15 years ago. I have felt for the longest time that my nature for mechanical curiosity has been used to fulfil the pernicious narcissism of others. I imagine that in the future, my dalliance with Kotlin may come at some financial expense.
I just write computer programs. On Mon, 11 Oct 2021 at 00:42, Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like Kotlin is working as intended and funneling people into > IntelliJ. > > --emi > > On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 5:38 AM Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I have found myself cajoled into using IntelliJ because it allows one to > use Java and Kotlin sources simultaneously. To do this however, I have had > to create a new project using Gradle and copy my Java sources to this new > project because IntelliJ thumbs it's nose at Ant projects. So, now I am > pondering the prospect of continuing with the Ant project in NetBeans and > discarding the Kotlin sources, or making the transition to Gradle (and > perhaps IntelliJ) permanent. The second option (minus the move to IntelliJ > perhaps) is inevitable, but I do feel as though IntelliJ is making the > decision on what is an appropriate build tool for me at a time when I do > not think it necessary to entertain such a move. > > > > I'd like it better if NetBeans was able to intermix Kotlin and Java in a > way similar to IntelliJ, but without making a judgement call on what build > tool I choose to use. > > > > > > On Sun, 10 Oct 2021 at 00:23, Eric Bresie <ebre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Unrelated but at some point, there was discussion of integrating Kotlin > support (I believe donated by JetBrain developer)…did anything further > happen with that? > >> > >> Or is Kotlin another candidate for “new LSP language implementation”? > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 11:03 PM Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Okay... I make a provisional withdrawal and reserve the right to > reassert. > >>> > >>> On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 at 18:59, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Java and Kotlin interoperability is a fabrication. Stick with Java or > stick with Kotlin. Don't try it; it will only lead one to rip one's face > off. > >> > >> -- > >> Eric Bresie > >> ebre...@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > >
