So, who's having a go at #adventofcode this year? Last year I participated for the first time using #elisp to solve the challenges. This year I'm hesitating.. kotlin, common lisp or maybe a language I have no prior experience with?
@edd well, we have been gradually migrating our entire java-backend (on spring boot) into kotlin at work. Still a wee bit to go, but it has been a joy and breath of fresh air. That's why I'm thinking of maybe trying pure kotlin.
@woozong I'm really excited at the idea of opt-in nulls. One of my biggest complaints about Java is that it's basically just OOP only C++ with a garbage collector and only smart pointers.
@edd the opt-in nulls are really great. Code gets a lot cleaner and it has become easier to talk with our client-devs on what fields are required or not ;-)
@woozong I'm really excited at the idea of opt-in nulls. One of my biggest complaints about Java is that it's basically just OOP only C++ with a garbage collector and only smart pointers.