On: Java Is Underhyped

[dagw]

Are there many companies seriously using Kotlin for large projects outside of the Android space?

[jicea → dagw]

Yes, our stack is Spring Boot + Kotlin on the back side, TypeScript + Vuejs on the front. We’ve millions of unique visitors each month, and we’re pretty satisfied with the stack.

[hagy → dagw]

Cash App uses Kotlin Multiplatform, including server-side code, https://kotlinlang.org/lp/mobile/case-studies/cash-app

[RhodesianHunter → dagw]

Google, Amazon, hundreds of F 500's

[LennyWhiteJr → dagw]

Absolutely. Kotlin is *widely* used for backend code at Amazon.

[throwaway10110 → dagw]

Yes