Java or Kotlin

[TropicalDev]

I've been wondering this for awhile, do people prefer to use Kotlin or Java for Minecraft development? I personally use java but its gonna be interesting to see what all you other developers use!

 

[ItsEatHam]

I've been wondering this for awhile, do people prefer to use Kotlin or Java for Minecraft development? I personally use java but its gonna be interesting to see what all you other developers use!

Usually most Minecraft-Plugin developers first start out using Java, as PERSONALLY (Not to be Controversial) Its easier to first learn. And there are also way more public tutorials on Java then Kotlin involving Minecraft Development.

And if they started out learning Java, high chances that they'd stay with it.

Idk thats what I think

 

[Function]

I want to try Kotlin, haven't even touched it yet saw code on it though.

 

[Great_Array]

I wouldn't touch Kotlin if you payed me. Its fine to use it for apps but for general software development purposes I just stick with java and maven

 

[WhitehatD]

Kotlin is just Java made easier, in my opinion, it has some features that java doesn't have, which on long term make your life easier. However, I prefer working with Java because I'm more used to it and it's generally used more in Minecraft Development than Kotlin.

 

[Scifi]

I use both, Kotlin is mainly my warmup / private language if I'm doing something specifically for myself kotlin due to my incompetency with the language and java for public / projects where others will see the code or if its for an actual project.

 

[NV6]

I've been wondering this for awhile, do people prefer to use Kotlin or Java for Minecraft development? I personally use java but its gonna be interesting to see what all you other developers use!

I personally use Java, but I'm also learning Kotlin, just for fun. I do think Kotlin is a lot easier than Java, but I don't think it should be people's go-to language, primarily because:

• Simplicity
  • Although simplicity generally isn't a bad thing - it can make people extremely lazy. Java in itself is already simplistic enough, with it's built-in memory management and garbage collector, and more.
• It's trying too hard to NOT be Java.
  • In my opinion, the language looks more like JavaScript than Java.
  • It's changing things which don't make sense (in my opinion) - why do you have to change the keywords? Why would you change entire parts of the syntax?
  • Despite the before mentioned points, in the end of the day it's still Java, same runtime, just with some altered syntax and built-in libraries.

But, obviously it all comes down to personal preference.[DOUBLEPOST=1620221326][/DOUBLEPOST]

And there are also way more public tutorials on Java then Kotlin involving Minecraft Development.

This is obviously true, but as long as you know the syntax of Kotlin, you could easily port the code into Kotlin, this would be an even more efficient way of learning since you can't directly copy-paste code. This is why I think nobody should start off by coding using specific libraries (such as Spigot or JDA), because you should learn the basics of the language itself first.

 

[Scifi]

I personally use Java, but I'm also learning Kotlin, just for fun. I do think Kotlin is a lot easier than Java, but I don't think it should be people's go-to language, primarily because:

• Simplicity
  • Although simplicity generally isn't a bad thing - it can make people extremely lazy. Java in itself is already simplistic enough, with it's built-in memory management and garbage collector, and more.
• It's trying too hard to NOT be Java.
  • In my opinion, the language looks more like JavaScript than Java.
  • It's changing things which don't make sense (in my opinion) - why do you have to change the keywords? Why would you change entire parts of the syntax?
  • Despite the before mentioned points, in the end of the day it's still Java, same runtime, just with some altered syntax and built-in libraries.

But, obviously it all comes down to personal preference.[DOUBLEPOST=1620221326][/DOUBLEPOST]
This is obviously true, but as long as you know the syntax of Kotlin, you could easily port the code into Kotlin, this would be an even more efficient way of learning since you can't directly copy-paste code. This is why I think nobody should start off by coding using specific libraries (such as Spigot or JDA), because you should learn the basics of the language itself first.

Honestly learning a specific api to start with can be a double edged sword, it can teach you the basic syntax of java / kotlin but it can also make you dependent on some of the methods / library implementations which can also make people very lazy.

 

[NV6]

Honestly learning a specific api to start with can be a double edged sword, it can teach you the basic syntax of java / kotlin but it can also make you dependent on some of the methods / library implementations which can also make people very lazy.

If you just learn the language itself first, including all of it's syntax and it's std libraries, learning external libraries afterwards will be much easier than the other way around.