I am really not convinced by the NPE problems argu...

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[arekolek]

I am really not convinced by the NPE problems argument.
1. I have rarely if ever had a Java program blow up due to NPE.
2. Kotlin's protection from NPE ends whenever you use platform types. Those are not solved satisfactorily IMO.

var res = someJavaFuncThatActuallyReturnsNull()
// res is now SomeJavaType!
// at this point I can start passing 'res' around and later access anything on it and get an NPE, Kotlin didnt help at all

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It would be nice if Kotlin warned you when when assigning platform types to non-null properties. Like for example:

class ExampleActivity : Activity {
    lateinit var array: IntArray

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        array = intent.getIntArrayExtra("array")
        // throws IllegalStateException: getIntArrayExtra("array") must not be null
    }
}