Kotlin 1.0.5 is here
I'm torn on this. On one hand, Kotlin is great. It's not Scala but it gives you a whole lot while maintaining the ability to very easily swap in for Java.<p>On the other hand, it's controlled by Jetbrains—the company that now offers a "yearly license" of many of its compilers at the same price point it once sold them for, after which time they forcibly downgrade the software their users have paid for. It's not illegal and some even agree with the practice on an ethical level, but it's clear that Jetbrains is all about hoarding as much consumer surplus for themselves as they can.<p>If only Kotlin were truly an open project and well supported outside of the Jetbrains marketplace, e.g. by VS Code, I'd be cheering it on.<p>-former webstorm/rubymine customer