Yea, I'd imagine comparing a 9 year old version of a language to another would be "mind melting". And you are comparing to Java 8, from before Java re-organized their JEP process to ship features far faster, with a different release philosophy and feature roadmap.
Kotlin is worth picking up, but after seeing the speed at which Kotlin moves compared to how Java moves now, I don't think Kotlin will keep up long term.
Kotlin is worth picking up, but after seeing the speed at which Kotlin moves compared to how Java moves now, I don't think Kotlin will keep up long term.