Kotlin Language Adoption

I recently ran across an article that does a great job of explaining the thought process when considering the adoption of a new programming language. The article explains why Kotlin was chosen and compares its value to other languages having more maturity.

Often times, it can be a challenge to get buy-in for any new language or technology within an organization. Most of the time, slow adoption and/or exploration is due to lack of interest in change or simply not wanting to incur risk through change. However, in some cases, adoption of a new language can pay-off due to features provided and improvements made over existing languages.

When a new programming language is applied and adopted properly, this can translate to more efficiency and higher quality business solutions for an organization. Articles like the one below, along with laying out benefits through proof-of-concept, go a long way to convincing others to consider a new technology. It is important for software developers to include all parties such as QA, technical leaders, managers, etc. when describing the benefits. Since there are thousands of technology choices, non-developers may misunderstand the technology as just another shiny new toy!

Until next time …

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