Talk:Kotlin (programming language)

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• Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Kotlin (programming language) (last non-redirect version), which was created in January 2014.
• User:Be nt all/Kotlin (programming language), which is the version that existed prior to the July/August 2011 deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kotlin (programming language).

davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 22:35, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

more on features

Nice article. I think it could be further improved with some more details on the following topics:

• nullpointer protection
• function literals
• operators
• a little more on how kotlin extends existing java framework classes (e.g. collections, String, etc)
• var vs val
• more on arrays and probably also on special arrays like IntArray

I added a bit on var vs val and function literals Ianmcxa (talk) 04:11, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Others:

• IDE support
• Build tool support
• any notable projects written in kotlin?

--K0zka (talk) 12:58, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Added some additional material/clarification on functions and primary constructors. 162.225.124.179 (talk) 04:30, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

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DROP TABLE *

What is "DROP TABLE *" doing under file extension? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.217.1.5 (talk) 12:51, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Licence modification

As standard library is integral part of the language, I believe the license part could be expanded a little. Since I'm not sure how to do it properly, here's the link for anyone interested: https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/tree/master/license — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kerrexus (talk • contribs) 13:08, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Inaccuracy with recent simplification of Kotlin page

A recent edit with the purpose of simplifying the language, leads to an inaccurate representation of facts. While JetBrains and Google have created the Kotlin Foundation, as outlined on the Kotlin Foundation site, Kotlin is not primarily sponsored by JetBrains and Google. Kotlin is primarily sponsored and developed by JetBrains, as indicated clearly on the Kotlin Web Site. My changes to clarify this have been reverted. Initially I've been accused of being a paid editor. Then I've been accused of being a professional marketer. And also been told that I have a conflict of interest because while I am not a paid editor, I work for the company. I disclose this in my edit. The fact that I work for the company should not get in the way of facts or inaccuracies. The fact that JetBrains develops Kotlin, and the Kotlin team are employed by JetBrains should not be viewed as promotional. I request that the changes I made which accurately reflect the facts as shown on the above cited sites, be re-instated.Hadihariri (talk) 19:29, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Edit Request

I am working at JetBrains and I have a conflict of interest with this article. I would like to request for editing regarding incorrect information.

• Current text: “Kotlin is sponsored by JetBrains and Google through the Kotlin Foundation.”
• Suggestion to edit: Kotlin is primarily sponsored and developed by JetBrains openly on GitHub. The Kotlin Foundation, which was created by JetBrains and Google, serves to protect, promote, and advance the development of Kotlin.

Thank you for your assistance. --JB2020M (talk) 13:22, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

References

Reply 26-NOV-2019

  Clarification requested  

• It is not known what is meant by the word primarily. When making distinctions about sponsorhips that are somehow divided amongst different entities, a specific metric should be used for clarity. For example, if Company A provides half of the creative material and three-quarters of the funding, then those portions should be described as 50% and 75%, respectively.
• With regards to the Foundation's purpose, that is already evident through the use of the phrase Kotlin is sponsored by JetBrains and Google through the Kotlin Foundation. If the sponsorship of Kotlin is administered through the Kotlin Foundation, then it is already implied that the purpose of that foundation is to protect, promote, and advance the development of Kotlin — for such is the logic of sponsorships in general.
• When ready to proceed with the requested clarifications mentioned above, kindly change the {{request edit}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=yes to |ans=no. Thank you!
  

Regards,  Spintendo  17:16, 26 November 2019 (UTC)