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what are some of your best resources that succinctly explain the advantages of non-null, immutability, pure(r) functions that return things instead of void ones that "do things to" their inputs etc etc

basically resource that explain and make the case for modern idiomatic Kotlin and Java over old school 90s imperative null and mutation filled Java? (anything from blog articles to StackOverflow responses, anything)

I'll start

Kotlin Avoids Entire Categories of Java Defects
Effective Java but it's a big book
this Bloch QA <https://www.oracle.com/technical-resources/articles/javase/bloch-effective-08-qa.html>
this Goetz QA <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTH8uCziI4>
this Reinhold QA <https://blogs.oracle.com/javamagazine/post/what-are-they-buildingand-why-6-questions-for-the-top-java-architects>

<https://lexi-lambda.github.io/blog/2019/11/05/parse-don-t-validate/>

I have a talk about it :stuck_out_tongue: but I saw they removed the one recording i have of it. If you are looking for someone to spar with, let me know :slightly_smiling_face: