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our new cto is advocating to start migrating our existing and any upcoming new features from php to kotlin.

I tried looking into kotlin but it just doesnt feel nice to me. call me an idiot for actually enjoying php or java but i really dont feel like using something other than them.

i don't want to write Kotlin or Go or anything other than php or java which I already feel extremely comfortable with.

Maybe id love writing Rust even tho im new to it but anyway...i got too used to my comfort zone... and very few *new* things tend to interest me anymore.

whats wrong with me

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  • 1
    Correct me if I’m wrong, but Kotlin and php are built for two different things right?

    Php is for webapp backends and Kotlin is for mobile development
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    @10Dev kotlin is the adopted language for Android (taking over from java as it runs in a jvm) however you can use it pretty much anywhere. There is a web framework for it too.
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    Every switch to a new tech comes with its own costs. Too bad CTOs often don't get it.
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    @10Dev no kotlin was actually developed by jetbrains to overcome their limitations with Java. It can do everything Java can but safer and had things like co-routines. Spring boot (biggest framework in Java land) is also fully in kotlin.

    Personally I see no reason in using Java over kotlin for new things. It can be used together as both run on jvm.
  • 0
    Well if you were hired as PHP/Java developer, time to start looking for new job I guess
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    @molaram 3 b i l l i o n d e v i c e s r u n j a v a (TM)
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    @10Dev kotlin is hybrid, it actually even says on their webpage that web backends are one of the purposes but idk how it compares to PHP in effectiveness
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    Also if you are forced to use it anyways you might wanna make sure to use the jetbrains IDE as i find it works really nicely with kotlin
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