Kotlin is the Best | Gregory Mitchell

My favorite programming language is probably Kotlin, and it's not even close. The language just seems so elegant, yet so powerful and ambitious. You know how people say you can do anything in JavaScript? For me, it feels like Kotlin is that language.

fun main() {
    println("Hello World!")
}

Reason #1: JVM

Probably the first reason why I even discovered Kotlin in the first place was because it is an alternative to Java, which I use(d) for Minecraft modding. Kotlin's full interoperability with Java allowed me to fully immerse myself with the language. I pick up things pretty quickly, and with Kotlin's great documentation, I built PlasmaEnchants and BattleCards in a matter of days (if you don't count my procrastination).

Reason #2: Syntax

Since I started in JS in 2019-2020, I've always liked the brackets-based syntax. It's why I never really like Python, even tho

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